ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE

Queen Ann design with high tower in front which rises approximately 40 feet above the 2nd story on which stands. An original pattern was created in the wooden shingles covering the tower shown by shingles of a different shape than those in the bathroom. Due to the coverage offered by the rolled asphalt roofing, the wooden shingles were fairly well protected and kept their original appearance. The patterns shown are thus original and only highlighted by using different colored paint. Throughout the years the house was painted and reroofed, in order to maintain safe living conditions and embrace the historic components of the home. Not only was the authentic paint work very much preserved, but the inside of the house also has all of the original wood: ash, oak, and sycamore. Additionally, an antique and very historic iron fence was installed surrounding the grassy perimeter. Similarly, the dining room has an original and specially made china cupboard that fills all of one wall’s expanse. It too is made of lively quarter-sawn oak, has 3 beveled glass mirrors, and is intricately decorated with lion's head pulls which now add a rather polished appearance. Moreover, the house has never been altered by being cut into small apartments and has always been a single-family dwelling since 1894.