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205 South 16th Street

Item

Address

205 South 16th Street

Original Owners's Name

Edward and Catherine Pfanschmidt

Previous Owner's Names

Orrin Skinner,
Samuel Emory Jr. and Edward W. McClure,
Osmon B. Gordon,
Osmon B. Gordon Jr.,
Emmanuel and Marcella Cutrone,
Gerald Elsbernd,
Jack and Julia Shinn,
Dan and Sandra Case,
John and Helen Cornell

Year of Construction

1878

Style of Architecture

Italianate style with Queen Anne and Eastlake features

Structure Description

This two and a half story Italianate house with common bond brick siding and a limestone foundation features a truncated hip roof with cross gables on north and south sides, a Queen Anne inspired wrap-around front porch, including a conical roof on the northwest corner with finial, simple wood cornice with turned wood columns and Eastlake detail in capitals, columns resting on brick bases with stone caps, vaulted wood paneled ceiling, floor, and wood steps, and simple wood balustrade.