House
This house started out as a modest, one-and-a-half-story, front-gabled Gothic Revival cottage that was constructed circa 1868. While the house is visible on the 1870 Birds Eye View of the City of Stillwater, little else is known about its early history since it was built prior to building permits. The original section of this house is a frame building with a rough-cut limestone foundation, clapboard siding, one-over-one and eight-over-eight double-hung windows, and gable roof dormers on the side elevations. Although the original design may be difficult to see due to later alterations, the steeply-pitch front gable roof and roof dormers, and the tall side walls indicate the original Gothic Revival style, which was popular in the United States in the mid-nineteenth century. At unknown points in time, the south elevation was extended one bay, the rear portion of the house was widened to the south, and a shed wall dormer was built atop this portion to create a second story. The portico on the front of the original section of the house appears to date from the late 1950s. According to the 1910-1911 city directory, Alexander Mackey, the proprietor of Lily Lake Ice Company at 8 Lumbermans Exchange, lived in this house. In 1914, Mackey was employed as a bookkeeper. Mackey lived in this house for over 20 years. From the mid- to late twentieth century the house was owned by John Giebler, Margaret Carlsen, Evelyn and Terry Giebler, Pat and Pam Rudlick, and Ronald and Barbara Roberts.
House
This house started out as a modest, one-and-a-half-story, front-gabled Gothic Revival cottage that was constructed circa 1868. While the house is visible on the 1870 Birds Eye View of the City of Stillwater, little else is known about its early history since it was built prior to building permits. The original section of this house is a frame building with a rough-cut limestone foundation, clapboard siding, one-over-one and eight-over-eight double-hung windows, and gable roof dormers on the side elevations. Although the original design may be difficult to see due to later alterations, the steeply-pitch front gable roof and roof dormers, and the tall side walls indicate the original Gothic Revival style, which was popular in the United States in the mid-nineteenth century. At unknown points in time, the south elevation was extended one bay, the rear portion of the house was widened to the south, and a shed wall dormer was built atop this portion to create a second story. The portico on the front of the original section of the house appears to date from the late 1950s. According to the 1910-1911 city directory, Alexander Mackey, the proprietor of Lily Lake Ice Company at 8 Lumbermans Exchange, lived in this house. In 1914, Mackey was employed as a bookkeeper. Mackey lived in this house for over 20 years. From the mid- to late twentieth century the house was owned by John Giebler, Margaret Carlsen, Evelyn and Terry Giebler, Pat and Pam Rudlick, and Ronald and Barbara Roberts.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Heirloom Homes and Landmark
