414 W. 8th Street

Hazeletts Addition

Built: 1890

Style: Queen Anne Free Classic

Queen Anne Attributes:

• Asymmetrical façade with steep front-facing gable

• Large wraparound porch with classical columns

• Varied siding with patterned shingles in the gable

• Tall, narrow windows and multi-faceted roofline

• A refined blend of Queen Anne and classical features.

This home was built in c. 1900 for Judge and Mrs. Henry C. Ryan. Judge Ryan’s office was located in the Union Building in downtown Anderson. Austin Reatherford, a lawyer, and his wife, Suzane, purchased the home around 1916. The owner of Albright Funeral Home, Elmer S. Albright, and his wife, Ethel T., lived there from the mid-1920s through the 1950s.

The mass and layout of this home mimics the Queen Anne style yet has Free Classic elements, including the simple, brick columns on the entry porch, bay window, entablature, and decorated front gable.