Addison Wright House
This ornate, Folk Victorian style house was built in 1871 for Addison Wright. This was one of the first houses constructed along Olive Street, which was historically known as the old St. Paul Road that connected Stillwater to St. Paul. The one-and-a-half-story, frame building, with limestone foundation, is clad in cedar shakes and has a front gable roof with two gable wall dormers on the east elevation. The decorative woodwork in the gable, known as bargeboards or vergeboards, the window surrounds, and other details are evocative of the Italianate and Queen Anne styles, which are characteristics of the Folk Victorian style that was popular in the United States in the late nineteenth century. The three windows surmounted by a half-round window in the gable is called a Palladian window. The wraparound porch with turned columns with scroll-sawn brackets and frieze details are also features of Folk Victorian architecture. The four-over-four, and eight-over-eight double-hung windows were recently installed to replace non-historic, circa 1950s windows (David & Madeline Rogers). At some point in time, a side gable addition was constructed on the rear elevation, giving the house an ell-shaped form. This addition generally respects the design, scale, and materials of the original building. A one-story, front-gabled garage is located on the rear of the property and has been designed in the same style and constructed with the same materials as the house. This property is located in Greeleys Addition to Stillwater and is sited on the south side of the Greeley-Olive Street ravine. Addison and Jeannie Wright built this house in 1871 for an estimated cost of $800. Wright was a partner in Smith, Wright, and Mosier, a house painting firm with offices on 2nd Street between Myrtle and Chestnut Streets. The painting company later became Wright & Booke. Mr. and Mrs. Wrights lived in this house through the 1890s. In the late twentieth century, David and Madeline Rogers purchased the property and sensitively restored the house. They converted the house from a duplex back to its original use as a single family home. During restoration they added the ornately decorated wraparound front porch (personal communication with David & Madeline Rogers).
Addison Wright House
This ornate, Folk Victorian style house was built in 1871 for Addison Wright. This was one of the first houses constructed along Olive Street, which was historically known as the old St. Paul Road that connected Stillwater to St. Paul. The one-and-a-half-story, frame building, with limestone foundation, is clad in cedar shakes and has a front gable roof with two gable wall dormers on the east elevation. The decorative woodwork in the gable, known as bargeboards or vergeboards, the window surrounds, and other details are evocative of the Italianate and Queen Anne styles, which are characteristics of the Folk Victorian style that was popular in the United States in the late nineteenth century. The three windows surmounted by a half-round window in the gable is called a Palladian window. The wraparound porch with turned columns with scroll-sawn brackets and frieze details are also features of Folk Victorian architecture. The four-over-four, and eight-over-eight double-hung windows were recently installed to replace non-historic, circa 1950s windows (David & Madeline Rogers). At some point in time, a side gable addition was constructed on the rear elevation, giving the house an ell-shaped form. This addition generally respects the design, scale, and materials of the original building. A one-story, front-gabled garage is located on the rear of the property and has been designed in the same style and constructed with the same materials as the house. This property is located in Greeleys Addition to Stillwater and is sited on the south side of the Greeley-Olive Street ravine. Addison and Jeannie Wright built this house in 1871 for an estimated cost of $800. Wright was a partner in Smith, Wright, and Mosier, a house painting firm with offices on 2nd Street between Myrtle and Chestnut Streets. The painting company later became Wright & Booke. Mr. and Mrs. Wrights lived in this house through the 1890s. In the late twentieth century, David and Madeline Rogers purchased the property and sensitively restored the house. They converted the house from a duplex back to its original use as a single family home. During restoration they added the ornately decorated wraparound front porch (personal communication with David & Madeline Rogers).
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Heirloom Homes and Landmark
