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238 South 12th Street

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Address

238 South 12th Street

Original Owners's Name

Ezra and Florence Best

Previous Owner's Names

Rob Dwyer

Year of Construction

1889

Style of Architecture

Modified Romanesque Revival/Queen Anne style

Architect

John Batschy

Structure Description

The Best house blends two related styles, the Queen Anne with its turrets, dormers, and multiplicity of shingle types, and the heavy majesty of the Romanesque Revival with its massive, low-arched windows and large rough cut stone construction.

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