Robert Sullivan House
This grand, two-and-a-half-story house was built circa 1877 for Robert Sullivan. The frame residence, with its limestone foundation, cross-gable roof, and interior brick chimney is faced in clapboard siding. Its wraparound front porch, decorative woodwork in the gables, and wide wood window surrounds are characteristics of the Queen Anne style that was popular in the United States in the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries. The house retains many its historic features, including its original clapboard siding, one-over-one double-hung wood windows, and stylistic details. A circa 1878 carriage house and circa 1974 garage are located behind the house. The one-and-a-half-story carriage house has clapboard siding and a front gable roof. The building retains its original double-leaf carriage doors, single-leaf entry doors, and four-light casement windows. Robert Sullivan, the original owner of this residence, was employed by the St. Croix Lumber Company as superintendant of lumber camps in the woods and as the foreman of their log driving crews. According to the 1894-1895 city directory, Mr. Sullivan resided in this home with his wife Mary, a dress maker, and his two sons, Robert T. and John, both lumbermen. In 1899, Sullivan constructed a small addition. Leighton D. and Barbara Charlsen purchased the home in 1944. Over the years, Charlsens operated The Barn with the Red Door Antiques and Charlsen Trucking out of the carriage house (personal communication with Chris Charlsen). In 2002, the current homeowners removed a circa 1950, one-story, kitchen addition on the rear elevation of the house and constructed a two-and-a-half-story addition that respects the design, scale, and materials of the original building. The front-gabled rear addition is faced in clapboard siding and retains the profile of the original house. A one-story, portico with pedimented gable is located on the south elevation of the addition.
Robert Sullivan House
This grand, two-and-a-half-story house was built circa 1877 for Robert Sullivan. The frame residence, with its limestone foundation, cross-gable roof, and interior brick chimney is faced in clapboard siding. Its wraparound front porch, decorative woodwork in the gables, and wide wood window surrounds are characteristics of the Queen Anne style that was popular in the United States in the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries. The house retains many its historic features, including its original clapboard siding, one-over-one double-hung wood windows, and stylistic details. A circa 1878 carriage house and circa 1974 garage are located behind the house. The one-and-a-half-story carriage house has clapboard siding and a front gable roof. The building retains its original double-leaf carriage doors, single-leaf entry doors, and four-light casement windows. Robert Sullivan, the original owner of this residence, was employed by the St. Croix Lumber Company as superintendant of lumber camps in the woods and as the foreman of their log driving crews. According to the 1894-1895 city directory, Mr. Sullivan resided in this home with his wife Mary, a dress maker, and his two sons, Robert T. and John, both lumbermen. In 1899, Sullivan constructed a small addition. Leighton D. and Barbara Charlsen purchased the home in 1944. Over the years, Charlsens operated The Barn with the Red Door Antiques and Charlsen Trucking out of the carriage house (personal communication with Chris Charlsen). In 2002, the current homeowners removed a circa 1950, one-story, kitchen addition on the rear elevation of the house and constructed a two-and-a-half-story addition that respects the design, scale, and materials of the original building. The front-gabled rear addition is faced in clapboard siding and retains the profile of the original house. A one-story, portico with pedimented gable is located on the south elevation of the addition.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Heirloom Homes and Landmark
