217 5th St SW

From the National Register nomination

104-0213-0159 Primary Resource Information: Single Dwelling, Stories 2.00, Style: Other, ca 1860 This 2-story, 3-bay, gable-roofed, stuccoed vernacular dwelling features a 2-story, bi-level, pedimented entrance porch with decorative vergeboard. Believed to have been constructed ca. 1854-1864 by John T. Barksdale the single-pile symmetrical dwelling rests on a low foundation and has an asphalt shingled roof. The deeply overhanging eaves have a scalloped vergeboard on all sides. To the rear are a 2-story shed-roofed wing with a central brick flue and a rear 1-story shed-roofed wing. The 2-story, 1-bay front porch has square supports and a modern exterior stair allowing for access to the second-floor central door and porch. All the 2/2-sash windows have been replaced with modern 1/1-sash. Individual Resource Status: Single Dwelling Contributing Total: 1 Individual Resource Status: Garage Non-Contributing Total: 1 Individual Resource Status: Single Dwelling Contributing Total: 1 Individual Resource Status: Single Dwelling Contributing Total: 1