501 N. Columbia Street the Kerr House
Introduction
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Walking to the northwest corner of the park we come to the intersection of Columbia and Division streets. Diagonally across the intersection at 501 North Columbia is one of the finest old homes in town. It is an impressive example of the Queen Ann style Victorian. This house was built in 1896 by William Kerr, the prominent businessman that built the Kerr Block buildings across from the Kirshbaum building.
This home was submitted for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places by Susan Judelle Hufford in 1987 and officially entered into the register that same year.
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Kerr House main entrance which looks out on the library park
Kerr House elevation from Columbia street
Backstory and Context
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Here again we see the signature characteristics of the Queen Anne style -- the asymmetric floorplan and silhouette, the wraparound porch, a three-story tower with a steep roof, bay windows with gable roofs and classical detailing in the columns and balustrade of the porch, the pediment over the entrance, the dentilled cornice over the porch, and the stone sills and lintels on the windows.
Sources
National Archives Catalog Register of Historic Places reference #87001776
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132004613