Tree Streets Historic District
537 S Wayne Ave
McGee House, Late 1920s
FrameContributes to the historic character of the district
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From the National Register nomination
Story-and-a-half frame house with vinyl siding over the original stucco and an asphalt-shingled gable roof that comes down low over a front sunroom. Other features include a bracketed front entry stoop, a side exterior brick chimney with a single paved shoulder, 6/6 windows, and a one-story rear wing. The house stands on a narrow lot. A low stone retaining wall extends across the front of the lot. The original owner of this house is thought to have been a Mrs. McGee who sold it to William Doyle and Dorothy Elizabeth Seipp Quesenbery. W. D. Quesenbery was a furniture store owner and real estate agent.
Information supplied by Jacquelyn Jeutter; Hawke, History of Waynesboro, 52-53.
Date based on Sanborn fire-insurance maps.
People
- Mrs. McGee original owner
- William Doyle owner
- Dorothy Elizabeth Seipp Quesenbery owner
- W. D. Quesenbery owner (furniture store owner and real estate agent)
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