608 N Burlington Ave
Fergus Falls, MN, USA

C.C. Clement House

The C.C. Clement House is a historic building located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States. Completed in 1882, the design of the 2½-story frame house was attributed to Fargo architect Charles N. Daniels. The picturesque Stick style dwelling features a steep gabled roof with jerkin head and eave bracing. Also indicative of the style is the articulation of the wall surfaces by panel divisions with vertical and diagonal forms that suggest the structural frame underneath. Stick decorative elements are found in the pierced eave boards, the porch frieze with a saw-tooth edge and cut-out panels, turned posts and the floral design panels on the tower. The house was built by C.C. Clement who managed the interests of George B. Wright, one of the original developers of Fergus Falls. It remained in the Clement family until 1948 when it was sold to Wendell Hubers. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

National Register of Historic Places - C.C. Clement House

Statement of Significance:

The C. C. Clement House is significant as a locally picturesque example of the Stick Style. During the third quarter of the nineteenth century the style gained wide popularity in America because of its honest outward expression of the inner structural form of a frame building. Constructed in 1882, the design of the house is attributed to Fargo, North Dakota architect, Charles N. Daniels. Elements of the Stick Style can be seen in the steep gabled roof with jerkin head and eave bracing, and wall surfaces articulated by panel divisions with, vertical and diagonal forms suggesting the structural frame beneath. Eastlake ornament, such as pierced eave boards and porch frieze with, saw-tooth, edge and cut-out panels where turned posts are common, along with carved floral design panels on the tower, highlight the design. The house was built by C. C. Clement who came to Fergus Falls in 1880 to manage the interests of George B. Wright who was one of the original developers of the city. Born in New Hampshire in 1824, Clement began his career as a master carpenter. Ill health forced him to seek other employment and he moved west, arriving in Minnesota in 1865. He worked at various jobs for several railroad companies and eventually became associated with Wright. After Wright's untimely death in 1882, Clement remained in the city developing interests in real estate, insurance and brokerage. After the death of his first wife, Clement married Elsie J. Wright, widow of C. R. Wright and sister-in-law of George. Members of the Clement family maintained the family home until 1948 when it was sold to the Wendell Hubers, its current owner.