Penny House - Lawrence, Kansas - Victorian Style Architecture on Waymarking.com

My Commentary:
Kansas usually has really great write-ups for their historic district applications, listing great information on each of the individual properties. This one, however, being that it was written and accepted back in 1971, is a definite exception. Even the reliable Kansas Historical Resource Inventory has very sparse information. I cannot find information on the first owner.

The house is a definite Queen Anne - this style is characterized by the large wrap-around porch with columns, the round tower, and the many dormers with the varied shapes extending from the half story at the top. The southern facade also features a very typical oriel window that can be seen over the screened-in porch. This is actually a quite large and excellent example of the style.

643 Tennessee (Penny House) (C);

- National Register Application

Historic Name:
Penny House

Present Function:
Domestic
Subcategory:
Multiple Dwelling
Present Function Remarks:
apartments

Residential/Commercial/Religious Style:
Queen Anne

Condition:
Excellent

Principal Material:
Brick

- Kansas Historic Resource Inventory

643 Tennessee St, Lawrence, KS 66044 is a single family home built in 1880.

13 beds
10.5+ baths
6,797 sq ft
0.23 acres lot

- Realtor.com

Public/Private: Private Tours Available?: no Year Built: ca. 1880 Web Address: Not listed

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