720 Colfax

  • Date: 1895
  • Style: Free Classic
  • District: West Washington
  • Rating: Notable

This house was built by Gertrude Myers for rental purposes on a portion of a lot owned by her father, Frederick Harris. It is 2.5 stories tall with a bellcast gable. The exterior walls are wood shingles with moulded string course and underside bracket projections. There is a three sided 2.5-story tower projecting from the front side that has a hipped cone roof. The front porch is made of shingles with wood balustrade and has double square wood columns with dentiled capitals.

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Image credit: University of Notre Dame, Architecture Library

Image credit: University of Notre Dame, Architecture Library