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"This distinctive home, located in the South First Street Historic District, was designed by local architect/builder Benjamin Hoxie and shows a number of late 19th Century stylistic influences. The cross-gabled roof, pedimented open wrap-around porch, and extensive cladding are typical of the Queen Anne style. The window trim and vertical corner trim lend a Stick-style look, and the three-story tower has a mansard roof seen in the Second Empire style. Note the garage with dormered mansard roof. Both the tower and garage are recent additions. Real estate investor James Gillies and his wife, Elpha, had this house built for them by Hoxie, who was their neighbor. They sold the house in 1895, and moved to Colorado, hoping for an improvement in Elpha's health. After her 1897 death, James returned to Evansville." Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014.
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
HI140881
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