Lyle, Minnesota
Barber published the Dr. Willis F. Cobb residence in the August number of the 1898 edition of his American Homes magazine. And because Lyle Minnesota is so small and online resources are so scarce, I cannot determine what happened to this home, or where exactly, it was located. I suspect that it was lost fairly early in its history because there is precious little, online, about this home or the Cobb family. Anyway, as far as I am concerned, this home is MIA, until I can track it down somehow. While I would love to uncover some additional old or historic photos of it, I would especially like to uncover where exactly, it was located when it existed. Any help along these lines would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
In a written history of Lyle https://web.archive.org/web/20110806210303/http://www.lylemn.org/history.html mention is made of fires and a “Cyclone” causing damage in the downtown area. Seems possible this house was burned or razed at some time in the past.
Thanks for the link John, I will check it out. I am pretty sure the Cobb house was located on Third street, but I don’t have a house number yet, so more research is needed. I will keep looking and reach out to the local history resources for any additional info.