Tree Streets Historic District

537 S Wayne Ave

McGee House, Late 1920s

FrameContributes to the historic character of the district

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1925–1929
18001850190019502000

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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