Whiteside House
John Whiteside first came to Stillwater in the 1850s, but didn`t stay. Instead, records suggest that he temporarily relocated to Kansas, where the 1871 John Whiteside residence can be found in the Pickney Historic District in Lawrence, Kansas. He returned to Stillwater, however, bringing with him his skill as a plasterer specializing in decorative ceilings. He had frequent work in St. Paul business blocks, and was once of several who bid on plasterwork at the new state capitol in 1878. A local newspaper called him a "well-known and most excellent workman." _x000D_ _x000D_ While many Gothic cottages were executed in wood as part of the countrified look with which they were associated, the use of brick in this home suggests the more urban environment that Stillwater was becoming, although it restricted the amount of ornament that was otherwise common, with the gently scalloped vergeboards the best example of such elements. The layout and siting of the house suggests an awareness of its placement on a street corner. _x000D_ _x000D_ At the time of the Whiteside house construction, the state census records indicate that John was married to Elizabeth, with daughters Ida, Georgia and Jennie. The Whitesides lived in the house into the 1910s, along with daughter Jennie and husband Gustave Halmrast. Gustave and his bother Andrew, formed the Halmrast Bros. photography studio, offering "Photographers, Crayon and Pencil Work and Enlarging." Elizabeth Whiteside died in 1914. Gustave died in 1924, and Jennie remained in the home through the 1940s, taking on a series of married couples as boarders. Following Jennie Halmrast`s death in 1949, Oscar and Elsie Lemme took ownership of the home for the next two decades. After a period of vacancy in the mid-1970s, retirees Leo and Stella Casanova, who had lived just down the street at 215 Pine, purchased the house, occupying it into the 1990s._x000D_ _x000D_ The home has recently been restored with great sensitivity to its original appearance. As one of only four Gothic Revival cottages in Stillwater, its refined appearance and excellent condition makes it an exemplary Landmark home.
Whiteside House
John Whiteside first came to Stillwater in the 1850s, but didn`t stay. Instead, records suggest that he temporarily relocated to Kansas, where the 1871 John Whiteside residence can be found in the Pickney Historic District in Lawrence, Kansas. He returned to Stillwater, however, bringing with him his skill as a plasterer specializing in decorative ceilings. He had frequent work in St. Paul business blocks, and was once of several who bid on plasterwork at the new state capitol in 1878. A local newspaper called him a "well-known and most excellent workman." _x000D_ _x000D_ While many Gothic cottages were executed in wood as part of the countrified look with which they were associated, the use of brick in this home suggests the more urban environment that Stillwater was becoming, although it restricted the amount of ornament that was otherwise common, with the gently scalloped vergeboards the best example of such elements. The layout and siting of the house suggests an awareness of its placement on a street corner. _x000D_ _x000D_ At the time of the Whiteside house construction, the state census records indicate that John was married to Elizabeth, with daughters Ida, Georgia and Jennie. The Whitesides lived in the house into the 1910s, along with daughter Jennie and husband Gustave Halmrast. Gustave and his bother Andrew, formed the Halmrast Bros. photography studio, offering "Photographers, Crayon and Pencil Work and Enlarging." Elizabeth Whiteside died in 1914. Gustave died in 1924, and Jennie remained in the home through the 1940s, taking on a series of married couples as boarders. Following Jennie Halmrast`s death in 1949, Oscar and Elsie Lemme took ownership of the home for the next two decades. After a period of vacancy in the mid-1970s, retirees Leo and Stella Casanova, who had lived just down the street at 215 Pine, purchased the house, occupying it into the 1990s._x000D_ _x000D_ The home has recently been restored with great sensitivity to its original appearance. As one of only four Gothic Revival cottages in Stillwater, its refined appearance and excellent condition makes it an exemplary Landmark home.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Heirloom Homes and Landmark
