601 Spring Street
Item
Address
601 Spring Street
Original Owners's Name
Albert S. Meriam
Previous Owner's Names
J.H. Duker,
A.W. Daugherty,
A.W. Daugherty,
Year of Construction
1882
Style of Architecture
Victorian
Builder / Contractor
F. W. Menke (decorative stonework)
Structure Description
The outer walls of the house are a solid eighteen inches of Quincy stone still showing the chisel marks from the quarry, and the inner walls are eighteen inches thick and of brick. One of the features of this house rarely seen in other residences is an inch of poured concrete between the sub-flooring and the main flooring. This was done in the 1900s when new floors were laid, as a fire guard.
All around the upper part of the building are very ornate stone inserts, some having eroded away due to weather and the years, but many are still as beautiful as the day they were installed. One of the few exterior changes through the years has been the lowering of the chimneys for the sake of safety.
All around the upper part of the building are very ornate stone inserts, some having eroded away due to weather and the years, but many are still as beautiful as the day they were installed. One of the few exterior changes through the years has been the lowering of the chimneys for the sake of safety.
