Property Record
349 S 1ST ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | JAMES & ELPHA GILLIES HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 140881 |
| Location (Address): | 349 S 1ST ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Evansville |
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| Year Built: | 1885 |
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| Survey Date: | 2006 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | BENJAMIN S. HOXIE |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | South First Street Residential Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 8/10/2011 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/19/2010 |
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| Additional Information: | THE MODERN CARRIAGE HOUSE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS HOUSE HAS A SEPARATE AHI #140882. "This distinctive home, located in the South First Street Historic District, was designed by local architect/builder Benjamin Hoxie and shows a number of late 19th Century stylistic influences. The cross-gabled roof, pedimented open wrap-around porch, and extensive cladding are typical of the Queen Anne style. The window trim and vertical corner trim lend a Stick-style look, and the three-story tower has a mansard roof seen in the Second Empire style. Note the garage with dormered mansard roof. Both the tower and garage are recent additions. Real estate investor James Gillies and his wife, Elpha, had this house built for them by Hoxie, who was their neighbor. They sold the house in 1895, and moved to Colorado, hoping for an improvement in Elpha's health. After her 1897 death, James returned to Evansville." Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. |
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| Bibliographic References: | ADDRESS FILES. LEONARD P. EAGER LOCAL HISTORY ROOM. EAGER FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. EVANSVILLE REVIEW. SEPTEMBER 23, 1998, P. 13 (PHOTO). EVANSVILLE CITIZEN. SEPTEMBER 24, 1998, P. 14 (PHOTO). Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville: A Walker's Guide, 2002. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |