431 W. 8th Street

Albert C. Davis House

Built: 1879

Style: Italianate

This residence was built in 1879. 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. Charles E. Wilson, the General Manager of Delco Remy, resided in the house for a few years in the mid-1920s before moving to 403 W. 8th Street.

The brick façade, round-arched windows capped with decorative moldings, and a projecting cornice with ornate brackets make this home an outstanding example of the Italianate style.