Freeman-Stout House

The Freeman-Stout House was part of the first wave of building in the Quality Hill District in the early 1870s. It was built circa 1872 for William H. Freeman, brother-in-law to the neighborhood’s first resident, Burton Despard. The two-story structure is T-shaped and Victorian Gothic in style. The home is covered in gray-green clapboard with a simple gable roof. Extensive wood detailing and decoration on the porches and balconies are uniquely impressive for the neighborhood. The Freeman-Stout House has been repainted and refinished several times over the years, though the general shape and style remains faithful to the nineteenth century. As of 1985, the home was owned by Frances Osborn Stout, the granddaughter of William H. Freeman.