Tree Streets Historic District
649 Walnut Ave
A. J. Bratton House, Ca. 1891
FrameContributes to the historic character of the district
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From the National Register nomination
Two-story frame Queen Anne house with novelty weatherboard siding and a metal-sheathed gable roof with decorative exposed rafter ends. The dominant feature of the exterior flared pyramidal roof with a metal spike finial. The one-story wraparound pa decorative square-section balusters, a decorative gable with a sunburst motif is a corner tower with a tch has chamfered posts, and sawtooth molding in the tympanum aligned with the front entry, and another decorative gable aligned with a one-story front bay window that has a decorative surround including diagonal beaded matchboard work. Other featutes include a bracketed cornice, a front gable with a circular vent with aj pierced pinwheel pattern as well as beaded matchboard sheathing and a small semicircular sunburst pel a rear gable circular vent pierced with holes forming concentric rings, and 1/1 windows. Ani 1891 newspaper article mentions the A. J. Bratton House as one of the finest in the neighborhood. The 1899 tax records note that the property was in the estate of Susan B. Bratton. L. B. Watson occupied the house in the 1920s and 1930s. (Waynesboro Times, September 11, 1891; William C. Culton; James K. Wright)
Also on the lot
- Garage, 2nd quarter 20th c.
One-story frame with vertical board siding and a metal-sheathed gable roof.
- Outbuilding, 2nd quarter 20th c.
One-story frame building (either a shed or chickenhouse originally) with board-and-batten siding and a metal-sheathed shed roof.
- Carport, Late 20th c. (noncontributing)
People
- A. J. Bratton owner in 1891 (mentioned in 1891 newspaper article)
- Susan B. Bratton owner in 1899 (property in estate)
- L. B. Watson lived here in 1920 (occupied in 1920s and 1930s)
Memories
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