Waynesboro Downtown Historic District
617 W Main St
George S. Etter House, Ca. 1910
BrickContributes to the historic character of the district
Did you know?Church Street was Second Street
From the National Register nomination
Two-story, three-bay, hipped roof brick dwelling in the Queen Anne style, featuring one-over-one double-hung sash, pressed metal roof shingles, an interior brick chimney with a corbelled cap, metal roof finial, gabled attic wall dormers with semicircular windows, a rusticated concrete block foundation, and a wraparound porch. The porch columns or posts have been replaced with wrought metal supports, a rear bay of the porch has been enclosed for a bathroom, and brickwork has been painted, but otherwise the house has been well preserved. House was occupied by George S. Etter in
Also on the lot
- George S. Etter, Jr. House, Ca. 1940
One-story, side-gabled, five-bay cottage with textured stuccoed walls and a poured concrete foundation. Windows typically have three-ovet-one double-hung sash. Front entry 1s recessed beneath a shallow arched opening. The house also has a porch over the rear entry steps, a central brick flue, and asphalt roof shingles.
- Storage shed, Ca. 1980 (noncontributing)
One-story plywood clad frame storage structure with cross-braced double-leaf door and gable roof.
People
- George S. Etter lived here in 1910 (House was occupied by George S. Etter in)
- George S. Etter, Jr. owner in 1940 (George S. Etter, Jr. House. Ca. 1940.)
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