Wossman House - Monroe, Louisiana - Victorian Style Architecture on Waymarking.com

The Wossman House (c.1900) is a small one story Queen Anne/Eastlake residence located in a late nineteenth/early twentieth century neighborhood south of downtown Monroe. It was moved to this site in 1949/50 from its original location nearby. The main block of the house retains all of its c.1900 character on the exterior and much of its interior.

The house was built at 313 Wood Street, about one mile to the north of its present location, toward the downtown. It is shown at this site on a 1932 Sanborn map, but by 1950 it had been moved to its present location at 1205 St. John (per a Sanborn map of that date). City directories narrow down the date of the move, which must have occurred in 1949/50. Miss Julia Wossman, the owner and mover of the house, is shown as still residing at 313 Wood in the 1949-50 city directory (which presumably would have been published in 1949). The next available directory, for 1952, shows 1205 St. John as her home as well as business address (bookstore).

The main block of the Wossman House is gable end with the roof ridge parallel to the street. Projecting toward the street, at one end, is a gabled cutaway bay. Projecting from this is another gable. An Eastlake porch begins at this gable, turns the corner and spans the remainder of the facade (in an overall L shape). Both forward-facing gables are sheathed in fishscale shingles. The edge of the cutaway bay is ornamented at the eave with openwork brackets. The fairly elaborate Eastlake porch has a strong visual presence, featuring abacus-like turned columns, openwork sunburst brackets with balldrops, a spindle screen, and a balustrade. ~ Nomination Form for National Register