226 S High St Galena, Illinois USA

Hurst House

Construction date: documented 1893*

Current name:

House

Architect:

W.A. Telford

Builder:

W.A. Telford

Style:

Queen Anne.

Tower; Bay Window

 

Status of Historic Designation:

Designated at National level : Galena Historic District

Area(s) of Significance:

Architecture

Evaluation of Potential Eligibility:

Potentially eligible as a contributing resource

Architectural Description:

This is a 2.5-story domestic building in the Queen Anne style built in 1893. The building is square in plan. The foundation is limestone. Exterior walls are wood clapboard/siding. The building has a front-gable, hipped roof clad in asphalt shingles. Windows are original or historic wood 1/1 double- or single-hung; with molding. The porch is original or historic, Wrap; Wood materials; Half-Hipped roof; Turned spindles. Doors are original or historic wood glazed; paneled with molding around door.

* Date source: Galena Daily Gazette - August 12, 1893

Description generated by RuskinARC.