circa 1886
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409 East University Ave.
George Irvine House
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George Irvine House.
Two-story wood-frame dwelling with T plan; exterior walls with weather-board
siding; intersecting gable roof with composition shingles; box eaves;
jig-sawn bargeboards and carved brackets; front elevation faces south;
interior brick chimney; wood-sash double-hung windows with 2/2 lights; two,
single-door entrances; one-bay porch with shed roof on south elevation;
brick supports. Other noteworthy features include three-sided one-story
window bay on east elevation; broad frieze with jig-sawn base; paired,
compound brackets; paired windows in second story above window bay with
decorative trim above windows; similar detailing on second floor of
projecting ell on south elevation; molded window facings throughout; primary
entrance on south elevation with transom; one-story addition on west and
north elevation; one-story wing to west is, according to current owners, the
original (pre-1886) house; lot overgrown.
Primary area of significance: architecture and association with a prominent
individual. A good example of a late nineteenth-century dwelling in
Georgetown. Retains much of its 1886 appearance and character. Built by
lumberman George Irvine, a Scottish immigrant, for his own residence. George
and Tom Irvine were owners and operators of the Irvine Brothers Lumber Co.
in the early 1880s. It was the first planing mill in Georgetown. When his
brother died in 1885, George Irvine operated the business until 1892, when
he sold it to Moses Harrell and Charles S. Belford. The company eventually
became Belford Lumber Co.
George Irvine House
- Historical Marker
Scottish native George Irvine (1841-1936) built this two-story frame home
for his family in 1886. The founder of the Irvine Brothers Lumber Co. (later
the Belford Lumber Co.), Irvine was a civic leader who served on the school
board, the city council, and the vestry of Grace Episcopal Church. In 1922
he sold the house to postmaster Simon J. Enochs, who made modifications to
its original Italianate detailing in the 1930s.
811 E. University photo missing
M. B. and Annie Lockett House. 811 E.
University. Two-story wood-frame dwelling with modified L plan; exterior
walls with weatherboard siding; intersecting gable roof with composition
shingles; box eaves; front elevation faces south; three interior brick
chimneys with corbeled caps; wood-sash double-hung windows with 2/2 lights
and 4/4 lights; single-door entrance with transom; one-story five-bay porch
on south elevation; chamfered wood posts with molded caps; slat and jig-sawn
wooden balustrade. Other noteworthy features include one-story window bay on
east elevation; bay with 1/1-light inset windows; paneled base, bell-cast
hip roof; and jig sawn frieze; stick bargeboard with some jig sawn details;
molding on window facing. Outbuildings include a modern garage.
Primary area of
significance: architecture and association with a prominent individual. A
good example of a late nineteenth-century vernacular L-plan dwelling. Built
for prominent merchant M.B. Lockett whose store was at 119 W. 7th (Site No.
38).
