The Ingalsbe House is one of the earliest of Columbus's unusually large number of Italianate Style houses. The original owners were Adolphus and Sarah Ingalsbe, both of whom came to Columbus from the state of New York in 1853. Ingalsbe was then fresh from spending three years in California taking part in the 1849 gold rush; it has been suggested that it was his success in California that paid for his new house. Ingalsbe subsequently became Columbus's largest farm land owner and stock breeder.

Looking at Ingalsbe's fine, solid house today one would never guess that it is representative of the piecemeal way in which many houses of that day were actually built. The original 1853 portion of the house consisted of a two-story, front-facing, gable-roofed main block. To its right was attached a shorter, two-story, side gabled wing. Columbus builder Robert Quickenden built this first house and it is believed that the house was originally clad in clapboards. In 1875, Ingalsbe had Columbus carpentry contractor Richard D. Vanaken move the old wing to the rear of the house and then Vanaken built a new and larger wing in its place. This created the irregular plan house that we see today. At this time, the entire house was also reclad in cream brick.

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