| Serial Number |
NRS79-0656 |
| Property Name |
ROY T. POTTER HOUSE |
| Property Address |
102 Church |
| Architect/Builder |
|
| Owner |
Wesley D. Fuson
102 Church, Gainesville TX 76240 |
| County |
Cooke |
| City/Rural |
Gainesville |
| Block |
672 |
| Lot |
3721-13 |
| UTM Coordinates |
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| USGS Map |
3397-412 |
| Construction Date |
1898 |
| Period |
VT |
| Style |
Victorian residence/Queen Anne |
| Theme |
AAV/AAQA |
| Description |
11/2 story wood frame house; asymmetrical plan; hip roof with gable extensions; 1/1 wood sash windows; 2 story tower with imbricated shingles at NE corner; projecting ell with diagonally cut corners; broad front entrance with sidelights; fluted square columns support front (north ) porch. |
| Building Material: Wall |
Wood frame |
| Building Material: Roof |
Composition/Wood shingle |
| Physical Condition |
Excellent |
| Site: Original |
Yes |
| Site: Moved |
No |
| Site: Date Moved |
|
| Alterations |
Minor: |
| Significance |
An excellent example of Victorian residential architecture in Gainesville. Contributes to the character of an residential historic district. Potter, an executive at Lindsay Bank. Dr. W.J. Price also lived in the house in the early 1900's. |
| Area of Significance |
Architecture |
| Level of Significance |
Local |
| Designate |
|
| Original Use |
Residence |
| Present Use |
Same |
| Relationship to Surroundings |
Within proposed NR residential district. |
| Acreage/Boundary Description: |
Gainesville Addition: Block 66; Lot 3 |
| Bibliographic Data |
Cooke County Heritage Society pamphlet; City Directories; Sanborn Maps |
| See Info/Correspondence Files |
|
| Recorded By |
David Moore |
| Informant |
Wesley Fuson |
| Date |
6/81 |
| Photo Data |
VIII-27; IX-15; XXII-36,37; slide: 1-N |
| Continuation |
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