Harrisonburg Downtown Historic District

312 S Main St

Whitmore Carpenter House, Ca. 1910

BrickContributes to the historic character of the district

1910
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From the National Register nomination

Queen Anne/Classical Revival two-story house with a stretcher-bond brick veneer and an asphalt-shingled front-gable roof. In the roof pediment is vinyl siding and a Palladian-like window. The one-story front porch has classical columns on a solid limestone railing. The front entry has leaded glass sidelights and a natural-finish six horizontal panel wood door. One-over-one windows are typical although there are many decorative windows, some with decorative upper sash, some with Prairie-style stained and leaded glass, many with gauged jack arches. Two-story bay windows project on the north and south sides, both under pedimented gables. The south bay window has a rectangular plan and the north bay window has an entry with a one-light transom. Other features include an interior brick chimney and flue and a two-tier back porch at the location of an original one-story porch. A low limestone retaining wall with a beveled coping extends along the sidewalk. Dr. H. P. Deyerle used this house as his residence and office in 1955. (Hering and Wilson Sanborn map index)

People

  • H. P. Deyerle lived here in 1955 (Dr.; used the house as his residence and office)