378 Euclid Ave

The lots at 378 Euclid Ave changed hands several times before being sold to Wilson and Allet Needham, who constructed this home in 1912. Wilson was originally a farmer from Kansas and his wife Allet was an immigrant from Holland. They signed the home over to their son Fred Needham in the 1920s. Before being drafted into WWI, Fred was a truck driver for a Bert Hinkle, the owner of the Carbondale livery stable. Needham sold the home in 1936 to Gerald Bennett, who in turn sold to Antoine ("Tony") and Rosine Usel - both Italian immigrants - who purchased the home after selling their ranch in the El Jebel area. The couple resided in the home for the next 30 years. The original structure is Late Victorian, and did not include the dormers or the enclosed front porch. At one time this address housed a bed and breakfast.