J.C. Gardner House
This vernacular house was built for J.C. Gardner circa 1873. Gardner built the original, one-and-a-half-story portion of the house, which has a front gable roof, for an estimated cost of $1,500 based on tax assessor records. The house is prominently visible on the 1879 Birds Eye View of the City of Stillwater. The frame home rests on a limestone foundation; is faced with clapboard siding; has tall, narrow, one-over-one double-hung windows and an enclosed, full-width front porch. A later brick chimney is located on the rear elevation. At some point prior to 1910, the one-and-a-half-story side gable addition was added to the west elevation. The addition has a one-story porch and gable wall dormers that break the roofline on the north and south elevations. The porch on the north elevation has been enclosed. A modern, front-gabled garage, front-gabled shed, and hipped-roof gazebo are located behind the house. The original homeowner, J.C. Gardner, was a guard at the Stillwater Prison in the late 1870s. According to the 1892 city directory, George H. and Kittie Sullivan were living in the house. Mr. Sullivan was a partner in the law firm of Manwaring & Sullivan, which had an office at 104 North Main Street. The Sullivans lived in this house until 1905 when they moved to Mahtomedi. It should be noted that Sullivan was elected to the Minnesota State Senate in 1906, and from 1916-1917, he served as the lieutenant governor of Minnesota (Peterson & Thilgen, Stillwater: A Photographic History 1843-1993, 1992:95).
J.C. Gardner House
This vernacular house was built for J.C. Gardner circa 1873. Gardner built the original, one-and-a-half-story portion of the house, which has a front gable roof, for an estimated cost of $1,500 based on tax assessor records. The house is prominently visible on the 1879 Birds Eye View of the City of Stillwater. The frame home rests on a limestone foundation; is faced with clapboard siding; has tall, narrow, one-over-one double-hung windows and an enclosed, full-width front porch. A later brick chimney is located on the rear elevation. At some point prior to 1910, the one-and-a-half-story side gable addition was added to the west elevation. The addition has a one-story porch and gable wall dormers that break the roofline on the north and south elevations. The porch on the north elevation has been enclosed. A modern, front-gabled garage, front-gabled shed, and hipped-roof gazebo are located behind the house. The original homeowner, J.C. Gardner, was a guard at the Stillwater Prison in the late 1870s. According to the 1892 city directory, George H. and Kittie Sullivan were living in the house. Mr. Sullivan was a partner in the law firm of Manwaring & Sullivan, which had an office at 104 North Main Street. The Sullivans lived in this house until 1905 when they moved to Mahtomedi. It should be noted that Sullivan was elected to the Minnesota State Senate in 1906, and from 1916-1917, he served as the lieutenant governor of Minnesota (Peterson & Thilgen, Stillwater: A Photographic History 1843-1993, 1992:95).
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Heirloom Homes and Landmark
