Laserfiche WebLink
NP(Nniiie-«»«WM-eeti <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />National Park Service <br />National Register of Historic Places <br />Continuation Sheet <br />Section number Page <br />lot. Mrs. Mary Claycomb, the widow of Dr. Claycomb, a prominent local <br />physician in the 1910s and 20s, purchased the house in 1931 and was the <br />first to live here after the rehabilitation of the house was completed. It is <br />in the process of being purchased from the city and will be rehabilitated <br />according to the Secretary of Interior's Standards. <br />1107-09 N. Spurgeon St. Duplex Early Tract 1940 <br />U-shaped in design, the duplex at 1107-09 N. Spurgeon is clad in the <br />original stucco. The side-facing gabled roof at the back and the wings on <br />the north and south sides of the open patio are accented with close eaves, <br />narrow shiplap siding, and trios of decorative knobs. 2-over-2 double- <br />hung windows, divided horizontally, are used throughout the building. <br />The paneled doors are located in the interior sides of the wings. <br />The first tenants, listed in the 1941 Directory, were Mrs. Edith <br />Davidson, who worked in a ladies wear shop at 213 N. Broadway, and <br />P. J. and Clara Busher. He was a pharmacist. <br />1110 N Spurgeon St. Pease House Mission Revival 1912 <br />A rare and unusual house in Orange County, the two-story Mission <br />Revival Pease house has several strong design characteristics. The hipped <br />roof, edged in carved brackets, of second story occupys the northern third <br />of the building only. .Red clay tiles cover the roof, while the original coat of <br />stucco covers the body of the house. A prominent square porch, bordered <br />along the top with a balcony bordered with a low solid stucco-clad wall, is <br />centered in the front facade. The porch roof is supported by heavy stucco- <br />clad columns, with two-stage buttresses on each side.Insets of diamond- <br />patterned lathwork form a row along the top of the porch. Plate glass <br />windows, flanked with casement windows, are used throughout the house. <br />The front door is decorated with a trio of arched windows at eye level. -A <br />stucco-clad chimney graces the south facade. <br />Arthur and Dora Pease were the builders of this Mission Revival <br />House, he was a vice-president for the Pendleton Lumber Company, and <br />later founded the Pease-Kolberg and Co. Inc. which sold lumber and <br />building materials. From 1926 until 1932 John and Clay Williams owned <br />the house. He was the manager of the Melrose Abbey Cemetery and <br />Mausoleum. During the 1930s and 40s, a civil engineer, J. Leslie McBride, <br />and his wife, Ella, owned the house. <br />  <br />    <br />