126 Greeley St N
Stillwater, MN 55082, USA

Douglas Greeley House

Circa 1883, lumberman Douglas Greeley built a modest house on this lot. This one-and-a-half-story, Gothic Revival home is a late example of Gothic Revival that was popular in the United States from around 1840 until approximately 1880. The frame dwelling has a stone foundation that has been covered with a concrete parge coat, clapboard siding with corner boards, and a prominent front gable roof with a tall brick chimney on the ridgeline. The tall, narrow one-over one double-hung windows with decorative drip molds and the steeply-pitched roof are characteristics of the Gothic Revival style. Based on historical maps, the one-story, gable-roofed rear addition, the shed extension on the north elevation, and the one-story, hipped-roof bay on the northwest portion of the house were all constructed prior to 1910. The full-width front porch, with its battered wood piers set on concrete block piers was added circa 1940 and reflects a Craftsman style influence. According to the 1892 city directory, George P. Green, a machinist, was the primary resident of the house after Greeley. Green later became an engineer with the Stillwater Fire Department and resided in this house through 1905. In 1956, Arthur L. Skramstad resided in the house.