The Boeheim residence is one of several Barber house examples located in Du Quoin. The Boeheim example of this particular design appears to be a later, somewhat simplified version of the design. The current homeowner graciously allowed me to digitally scan her original Barber artifacts (drawings, specifications, and bill of materials), before donating them all to the McClung Historical Collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.
In 1905, Barber published this design under the moniker “Moderate Price Colonial Home” and was advertised to cost between $8,500 and 10,000 to construct as designed. This was a “classic colonial” design from Barber’s collection of colonial renaissance designs that began to appear shortly after 1900, in response to the changing tastes of architectural design.
The Groben residence was patterned after a home that Barber designed for a client in Lynchburg Virginia, back in the mid 1890’s. The premier Lynchburg example was published by Barber with a photo of the completed home, in his “American Homes” magazine, in 1896.
George Westfall was a Portrait Artist, according to the federal census and he selected a rustic cottage from Barber’s “Art in Architecture” series of pattern books. This design is somewhat rare so I hope it can be saved from the storm damage. Anyone with information on the fate of this example and or current photos of this home please add a comment to this post.
Benjamin Harper was a bank Vice President and the President of an Iron Works company. He selected another popular design from Barber’s “Modern Dwellings” series of pattern books. It is unclear if this home will survive the storm damage. Anyone with information on the fate of this example and or current photos of this home please add a comment to this post.