W.D. Martin House 902 7th Baldwin City, Ks 66006

Title

W.D. Martin House
902 7th
Baldwin City, Ks 66006

Subject

This property was unimproved in 1884; its assessed value was only $50.00. W.D. Martin was the property owner from 1884 to 1898. The existing house was constructed by 1890 when the property value increased to $450.00.

Description

Detached residence, ell with side front entrance and ell entrance, two stories, wood frame and weatherboard, stone foundation, main hipped roof and rear truncated pyramidal roof, standing seam metal roofing with ridge cresting. Hipped front ell porch, wood 1/1 wooden double-hung windows, glazed modern entrance door with transom, wooden entrance door in ell. Decorative elements include porch eave moldings, window hoods, frieze and eave brackets, shingled central mock wall dormer. The property has been recently renovated. Rear concrete block foundation, modern porch flooring , chimneys altered.

Creator

Lance Rider, photographer

Publisher

Baldwin City Public Library

Date

Winter, 1988

Contributor

Douglas Count assessment rolls, 1884-1928

Rights

Language

English