829 W. 8th Street

Charles A. Rawlings House

Built: 1915

Style: Arts and Crafts

Charles A. Rawlings built this home in 1915 based on a sketch of a home he saw in France. I. Louis Seligman, proprietor of Seligman’s Bottle Exchange, purchased the home around 1918. Attorney for Union Traction Company, Jason A Van Osdol, lived in the home from 1920 to 1925. Percy Doyle, a prominent businessman and President of Hoyt Wright Company, and his wife Mildred owned the home from 1926 until the late 1950s.

The exterior of this home is simple and lacks ornamentation. The projecting eaves with exposed rafters are classic of the Arts and Crafts style. There are two round arched dormers and a bay window.