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 This one-and-a-half story Queen Anne cottage turned 100 this year. Typical of the style, the home has a hip roof with lower cross gables and a gabled dormer. Applied sawn wood in the pediment at the front dormer and the front gable, the arched attic window, and the sawn wood barge board are all hallmarks of this style. A one-story wrap around porch adds character to the front facade, as do the sidelights and transom surrounding the front door and the bay window on the south elevation. The home’s 4,000 square feet offers many unique features. The home features five fireplaces with original oak and tile mantles, all quarter sawn oak trim on the main level, original oak floors down and original heart of pine upstairs. The entryway to the home features leaded-glass sidelights and oak Corinthian columns flanking the parlor entry. Moving to the interior of the home, the dining room features a built-in china cabinet with stained glass doors, original Lincrusta wainscot and window seats. The Lincrusta wainscot continues in the foyer as well with several stained glass doors and transoms throughout the downstairs. Two of the three baths in the home have claw foot tubs and bead board wainscoting. Originally built for the family of Larson H. Brown (father of Clarence Brown) in 1907 when homes in this style were sold for about $2,000, this home has had an interesting history. Used as a boarding home beginning in 1935, condemned in 1993, and then purchased for restoration by Dave and Lynn Palmer in 1994, the home has seen many changes. Recent renovation includes the completion of upstairs bedrooms with use of etched glass doors and transoms throughout as well as updates to paint, fixtures and the installation of backyard fencing.
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