Posts Tagged “1895”
101 Gunderson Blvd. Kenyon, MN
The Martin T. Gunderson house is a spectacularly maintained house museum that currently serves as the location of the Kenyon Area Historical Society. The KAHS loves and cares for this gem. House tours are scheduled regularly so the house is accessible to the public. Trust me, if you are within 100 miles of Kenyon, you owe it to yourself to visit this home, and when you do, please support the KAHS. This Barber design borrows the corner box bay and tower combination from his earlier published design no. 128, seen in the revised edition of “The Cottage Souvenir No. 2”. This house began to appear in Barber’s post-fire publications like the “Modern Dwellings” series of pattern books.
69 Prospect Street Gardner, MA
The Ames residence is one of the many surviving examples of Barber’s design no. 36 from the “Cottage Souvenir No. 2” pattern book, although this example is without the iconic “T” shaped support for the balcony roof. Historic photos exist for this gem, illustrating that this home was built very similarly to the published illustration. Perhaps someday, this home will get the restoration is deserves? This example features a rather large “Keyhole” shaped stain glass window at the stair landing. At about 6 feet tall, this window is a sight to behold when the sun pours into it.
745 Main Street, Caribou, ME
The White residence is a somewhat larger version of Barber’s design number 128, as published in the “Revised and Enlarged” edition of “The Cottage Souvenir No. 2” published 1892. Mr. White was a Druggist according to the federal census of 1900.
45 State Route 79, Windham, NY
One of the best preserved Barber house exteriors in the country. This classic example typifies the Barber client situation being located in rural upstate New York, a location where local architects would have been tough to come by but it was accessible by the US postal service. The Silas Munson residence is worth the trip, to see it in person. Trust me.