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10. 839 23rd Street – Reeves House
Broadway National Register Historic District: 1998
Architectural Style: Queen Anne
Construction Date: 1897
Robert Emmet Reeves purchased this lot on the Indian Boundary Line in 1897 for $1,100 and soon afterward built this Free Classic Queen Anne style home. Free Classic Queen Anne homes combine elements of the Queen Anne style and the emerging Colonial Revival style. The northwest turret is characteristically Queen Anne, whereas the Tuscan porch columns, the small panes of glass in the upper windows, and the steep-sided gable roof are more evocative of the Colonial Revival style.
During a “Great Unveiling” in 1999, the original clapboard was revealed, along with “shadows” of modillions and carved scrolls on the frieze, which have been restored. A multicolor paint scheme was the final touch that gave the exterior its current beauty. The new garage at the rear of the house was constructed to resemble a period coach house, complete with hinges on the modern folding garage doors.
Reeves, whose occupation was listed as a clerk, lived here with his parents and a brother until his marriage a few years later.
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