Thomas Harrison House
Contributing, 1925.
Craftsman Bungalow style one and one-half story house with a cross gable roof supported by heavy braces. Shed roof addition on the north side. Walls are aluminum siding. Front porch has been enclosed, and a modern replacement front door added, but form of original porch is still visible. Original windows are four-vertical-over-one. Some of these have been moved to the new outer wall of the porch. Original outbuilding appears to be gone. Thomas Harrison, a building contractor, and wife Florence lived here from 1937 to 1938. Benjamin Brown, assistant manager at Gulf Oil Corporation, and wife Dorothy lived here from 1941 to 1944. Ira B. Russell of Russell, Black, and Company and wife Margie lived here from 1945 to 1946. George M. Flanagan, Jr. of Flanagan Printing Company and wife Mildred lived here from 1948 to 1949. Good condition.
(Sanborn maps, city directories, owner)
Frazier T. Blair House
House. Contributing, by 1922.
Bungalow style one-story plus basement house with a side gable roof. Attached front porch with front gable roof has battered posts on brick piers, simple balustrade, and steps to the center front door. Original weatherboard siding. Windows are nine-over-one, and front door is multi-light. House sits up on a hill and is angled on the lot, like the adjacent house to face due west. Frazier T. Blair, bookkeeper at Chipman-LaCross Hosiery Mill, and wife Mary lived here from 1937 to 1944. The house was rented to "tourists" from 1945 to 1946. Robert L. Amos, general manager at radio station WHKP, and wife Virginia lived here from 1948 to 1949. Good condition.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)
Garage. Contributing, by 1922.
One-story gable roof building with original wood siding and double garage doors.
Mary Howell House
Contributing, by 1922.
Colonial Revival style two-story house with a side gable roof. Hip roof on one-story wing on north side. Walls are brick veneer on the first floor and aluminum siding on the second and the side wing. Shed roof rear porch, partially enclosed. Front entry stoop has a segmental arch supported by columns. Windows are one-over-one, with some casement on the second story. Possible replacement front door with an elliptical fanlight. Corner lot, nicely landscaped. Mrs. Mary Howell lived here from 1937 to 1938. Mrs. Maude K. Holdford, widow of Sidney Holdford, lived here from 1939 to 1942. Stanley Bliss, an architect, and wife Kathryn lived here from 1943 to 1944. Frazier T. Blair with Chipman-LaCrosse Hosiery Mill, and wife Mary lived here from 1945 to 1949. Good condition.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)
Lane Preston House
Contributing, ca. 1949.
Vernacular cottage style one-story plus basement house with a cross gable roof, brick veneer walls, and front gable cover over the front entry stoop. Enclosed original porch on the south side. Carport added on the north. Windows are three-vertical-over-one. House sits slightly above the street with central stairs up to the front door. Lot drops to the south side. Lane Preston was apparently the first owner of this house. Good condition.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)
Note: Though the National Register Nomination form officially names this property the Lane Preston house, sources indicate the name of the previous property owner to be Preston Lane rather than Lane Preston.
John W. McIntyre House
House. Contributing, by 1926.
Bungalow style one and one-half story house with a side gable roof and hip roof dormer at the front. One-story shed roof addition at rear. Walls are brick veneer with aluminum siding in soffits, gable ends, and on the rear addition. Front porch is engaged, with a shed roof, paired square posts, simple balustrade, and brick steps. Central brick chimney. Windows are one-over-one. Small corner lot. John W. McIntyre, president of McIntyre Plumbing and Heating Company, and wife Edith lived here from 1939 to 1942. David W. Johnson, a salesman with Gulf Oil Corporation, and wife Lorraine lived here from 1943 to 1949. Good condition.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)
Garage. Non-contributing, after 1954.
One-story building, not on 1954 Sanborn maps.