431 W. 8th Street

J Davis Addition

Built: 1870-79

Style: Italianate

Italianate attributes of the home:

• Tall, narrow windows with arched hoods

• Brick construction with heavy decorative brackets under wide eaves

• Elaborate porch trim and molded lintels

• A textbook Italianate with ornate details and rich texture.

This residence was built in 1870-79 by Albert Davis. John W. Lovett, a lawyer and one of the founding members of the Anderson Board of Trade, purchased it in 1885 and completed an extensive remodeling in 1890. Lovett’s wife served as the first President of the Kikthawenund Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which was founded in the Lovett home.