| Additional Information: | 1999: "Constructed in the circa 1880s, this vernacular, two-story, gabled ell residence rises from a quarried stone foundation. A one-story, gabled wing extends from the rear (north) wall of the ell portion. The walls are clad with aluminum siding, while asphalt shingles cover the roof. A brick chimney pierces the center of the roof. On the south (primary) elevation, a slightly off-centered porch retains a spindled frieze and a portion of an histori-period, spindled balustrade with a newel post.The porch is partially enclosed with three-light, historic-period casement windows. A modern aluminum of one-over-one, double-hung sashes that are grouped both singly and in pairs. Several of these are replacement examples, but most date from the historic period. Additionally, centered on the south gabled end wall is a period, picture window consisting of plate glass topped by a rectangular pane. On the west canted corner, a spindled bracket with a pendant echoes the front porch's decorative elements. Furthermore, a small, shed-roof, screened-in porch with a modern, solid railing is situated on the east facade's northernmost bay; it, too, retains its historical round columns and spindled frieze. Directly east of the residence, a small, modern garage is oriented on an east/west axis. It rises from a concrete block foundation and is sheathed with board-and-batten siding. Its side-gable roof is covered with asphalt shingles, while a fiberglass door occupies the east gabled end wall and a one-light window is centered on the south longitudinal wall.
Historical plat maps indicate that the subject property remained an active farmstead into the mid-twentieth century. The earliest known owner was an individual identified as P. Rudolph, who maintained a 40-acre farm in the early 1890s. By 1915, T. Ewers had purchased the property, and it would remain in the Ewers family through at least 1949." |
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