711 W. 8th Street

J Davis Addition

Built: 1889

Style: Gable-Front Cottage (Vernacular)

Gable-Front Cottage attributes of the home:

• Steeply pitched front-facing gable roof

• Simple, narrow form with minimal ornamentation

• Functional early vernacular design

• Reflects practical working-class housing from the late 19th to early 20th centuries.

This home was built in 1889 by Selen Eshelman.