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Show Architect/Builder: Louis Larsen m Building MaterialStbrick & cement block Building Type/Style: vernacular 5 Description of physical appearance & significant architectural features: cc - ' ———————=—-•————•—i—•——————————————————————————————————————————i——————— jjj x O g g > O (Include additions, alterations, ancillary structures, and landscaping if applicable) w • The old"T" shape (modified temple form) house hidden behind the two new aluminum siding additions is brick and one-and-a-half stories high. The gable-facade house had its main front door on the side wing and faced west. The house is unusual because the wing extends toward the corner of the lot and not, as is usually the case, into the middle of the building lot. Having the side wing pointed north, ambiguity of many of these "T" houses (which side is the front?) is cleared up. The severely altered condition of the house detracts from its appearance. Statement of Historical Significance: D Aboriginal Americans D ^Agriculture Or Architecture D The Arts D Commerce D D D D D Communication Conservation Education Exploration/Settlement Industry D D D D D Military Mining Minority Groups Political Recreation D D D D Religion Science Socio-Humanitarian Transportation • The house, while an excellent example of early brick construction in Spring City, has been altered too severely to warrant historic designation. Lot 1870 to Arel Tulgreen, then to Mary A.P. Hyde. Joseph Ellis buys in 1876 only lot, and sells in 1877 to Louis Larsen for $35. Larsen keeps the lot and probably builds the house in the early 1880's. : |
