869 Sopris Ave

David C. Beaman purchased 869 Sopris Avenue in 1888, and the home was built in 1897. In 1902 Fred Wathen purchased it, and then sold to a miner named C.C. Wilson in 1904. The home was inherited by Julia Wilson (Fuller) when her father died. In 1908 Edna & Frank Sweet, farmers from CT purchased the home. They were active and popular in the community -- he filled in at the post office when the postmaster died in 1890, and he was a candidate for mayor in that same year. Frank Sweet was often referred to in the newspaper as an "obliging gentleman... made of the right kind of stuff." The fact that this Late Victorian is brick and has considerable brick detail, elevates it to a more substantial home, even thought its form is common in the modest buildings of the community. Brick indicates a substantial investment in the future of the town. Brick detail: the windows sit in segmental arches made of stretcher brick, with a header brick outline along the top and sides. Two courses are set proud of the brick field at the height of the spring line of the arches, and the band runs around the perimeter of the building.

Town of Carbondale 2010 Architectural Survey (Reid Architects, Inc.)

carbondalegov.org

Carbondale Historical Society