822 6th Ave S
Stillwater, MN 55082, USA

Albert F. Andrews House

This circa 1887, Queen Anne style house was built for Albert F. Andrews. The one-and-a-half-story, frame building features clapboard siding with corner boards, one-over-one double-hung windows and a gable-on-hipped roof with lower cross-gables. There are projecting gable bays on the north and south elevations. The roof is covered with metal panels, a feature that is common to many nineteenth century Stillwater homes. The asymmetrical faade, the gable-on-hip roof, lower cross gables, the vertical and diagonal siding in the gables, and the wraparound porch with scroll-sawn detailing in the pediment above the steps are characteristics of the Queen Anne style that was popular in the United States in the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries. This particular house is an example of the Free-Classic subtype of Queen Anne, which is characterized by the use of classical columns on the porch instead of turned posts. Albert F. Drews had this two-story house built circa 1887. In 1888, Drews applied for a permit application to have local contractor and builder Edward Olson construct a one-story kitchen addition on the rear elevation. The estimated cost of the addition was $200. A front gable dormer and shed roof porch were added to the south elevation at a later date. According to the Washington County Tax Assessors Office, the one-story, frame garage that is located in the back yard was built in 1968. According to the 1890-1891 city directory, Albert Drews and his brother Herman operated the Drews Brothers Flour and Feed Mill located at 211 South Water Street. According to the 1894-1895 city directory, Leo H. Drews, who was employed as a clerk, was a border with Albert. By 1894, the family business was known as Drews Brothers and Muller after Albert and Herman partnered with Henry Muller. By 1896, Albert Drews had retired from milling, and by 1898, he had sold the property.