Tree Streets Historic District
620 Chestnut Ave
Margaret and James Wilson House, 1890
FrameContributes to the historic character of the district
Did you know?Sanborn's surveyors counted the town each time
From the National Register nomination
Two-story frame Victorian house with vinyl siding and a metal-sheathed gable roof with a two-story gabled front wing. The one-story front porch has chamfered posts with molded neckings and sawn brackets and balustrade. Other features include a parged foundation, interior brick chimneys, a front entry with transom and remnants of a decorative surround, a one-story front bay window, a bracketed cornice, modern 9/9 and 12/12 windows, one- and two-story rear wings, and a one-story back porch with a sawn balustrade. Tax records for 1892 show a Mrs. M. A. Wilson ag the owner of the house. This may have been Margaret Wilson, the wife of town treasurer James Wilson; the couple lived on Chestnut in 1900 along with their son Guy B., a mail clerk, and a black servant named Emma Payne. Mrs. Will Booker lived here in 1935. The house and its mirror image at 628 Chestnut appear to be portrayed on the 1891 aerial perspective. The house was most likely built by the Lambert Bros. sash and blind factory and construction firm.
Date based on city building-license files.
Also on the lot
- Garage, Late 1920s
One-story frame with particle-board siding, a shed roof, and sliding matchboard doors.
People
- Margaret Wilson owner in 1892 (Mrs. M. A. Wilson)
- James Wilson owner in 1900 (town treasurer)
- Guy B. Wilson owner in 1900 (son, mail clerk)
- Emma Payne owner in 1900 (black servant)
- Mrs. Will Booker owner in 1935
- Lambert Bros. builder (sash and blind factory and construction firm)
Memories
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