156 Garfield Ave

156 Garfield Ave changed hands twice before Alice Cummings from Maryland aquired the lots in 1892. Alice had married John Cummings, who was killed by being thrown from his horse. She passed away 20 years later and was buried next to him in Glenwood Springs' Pioneer cemetery, sharing the same marble gravestone. In Carbondale, Alice's husband was Irish immigrant, Timothy Hayes. They built this home in 1893 and owned it through at least 1917. Alice became part of the small group of founders of the National Bank of Carbondale in 1907. Hamlin and Mary Edgert (sometimes shown as Edgarton or Edgerton) purchased the home in 1920 for $2500. In the 1930's Hamlin raised bees and sold honey in town. This home represents a small group of higher style Carbondale homes from the turn of the century. A few of the Queen Anne Victorian details include the complex roof form, the vertically proportioned double-hung windows set into segmentally arched openings, the brick detail, and the decorative posts and brackets.