County of building: St. Charles County
Location of building: Clark St., 2nd house W of N. 7th St., N side, St. Charles
Built: 1900
Architect/Builder: Unknown
Architectural Style: Queen Anne Free Classic
Original Occupant: Sigvald and Mathilda Udstad
Historic District Map
This upping stone was intentionally kept to add to the color of the house and it's history.
Today, the house is a rental property, and is maintained as close to the turn of the century s appearance possible, including this stone.
I was told the damage to the stone happened a couple years ago when a snow plow struck it.
"161. 710 Clark Street; Queen Anne Free Classic; circa 1900; Contributing
This 2½-story brick Queen Anne Free Classic house has a coursed, rock-faced stone foundation and a pyramidal roof with intersecting cross gables and wide overhanging boxed eaves. On the east slope is a tall interior end brick chimney and 2 more are on the rear slope. The pedimented gable ends are clad with imbricated wood shingles creating circular patterns and in each are paired 6/6 double-hung vinyl windows topped by plain lintels with molded caps that create a belt course. The brick walls are in a running bond and the openings on the façade are flat arched with tall jack arches, while those on the side elevations are segmental arched with tall radiating voussoirs. All
have cast stone lug sills. In the center bay of the first floor of the 3-bay façade is a ½-glazed paneled wood door with a single-light transom. To the left is a small etched glass window and to the right, in the front-gabled wing, is a wide 2/2 double-hung wood window.
Spanning the western 2 bays is a 1-story portico with stone foundation, wooden stairway and deck, plain balustrade and Doric columns supporting a shed roof trimmed with a full entablature. The second floor has a 1/1 double-hung wood window above the portico and a wide 2/2 double-hung wood window in the front-gabled wing, which projects slightly. The side-gabled wings project and have a 1/1 double-hung wood window on each floor of their south elevations. On the west elevation is a large stained glass stair window and in the west side-gabled wing is a 1/1 double-hung wood window on each floor.
a. Garage; 1998; Noncontributing
Built in 1998, the 1-car frame garage has a front-gabled roof topped by a cupola with pyramidal roof and weathervane, and bargeboard trims the gable ends. A paneled metal overhead door is on the east façade and the walls are finished with vertical board siding with scalloped corner boards.
Scalloped trim is also around the overhead door and jigsawn floral ornaments are to each side of the door, giving the garage a Tyrolean appearance." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"Built: circa 1900
Sytle/Design: Queen Anne Free Classic
The lot was purchased by Sigvald and Mathilda Udstad in 1898 and according to the County’s tax parcels database, this house was built
in 1900. The house is shown on the 1905 Plat Book of St. Charles County and labeled S. Udstad. According to information in the City’s
address files, Sigvald was a draftsman/designer for the American Car and Foundry Co. for 50 years. From 1900 through at least 1945 the home was owned by the Udstad family. Sigvold died in 1936 and from at least 1938 through 1945 the home was owned by Liv and Elvira Udstad. By 1950 the home had been purchased by James L. and Marie Evans, and he was a teacher at the St. Charles High School. In 1955 Edmund and Wilma Burke purchased the property and operated Burke Plumbing and Heating in a building at the rear of the property. The Burkes had previously lived next door at 714 Clark.
"This 2½-story, brick Queen Anne Free Classic style house has a coursed, rock-faced stone foundation and an asphalt pyramidal roof
with intersecting cross gables and wide overhanging boxed eaves. On the east slope is a tall interior end brick chimney and 2 more are
on the rear slope. The pedimented gable ends are clad with imbricated wood shingles that create a circular pattern and in the tympanum of each are paired 6/6 double-hung vinyl windows topped by plain lintels with molded caps that create a belt course. The brick walls are in a running bond and the openings on the façade are flat arched with tall jack arches, while those on the side elevations are segmental arched with tall radiating voussoirs. All have cast stone lug sills. In the center bay of the first floor of the 3-bay façade is a half-glazed paneled wood door with a single-light transom. To the left is a small etched glass window and to the right, in the front gabled wing, is a wide 2/2 double-hung wood window. Spanning the western 2 bays is a 1-story portico with stone foundation, wooden stairway and deck, plain balustrade, and Doric columns supporting a shed roof trimmed with a full entablature. The second floor has a 1/1 double-hung wood window above the portico and a wide 2/2 double-hung wood window in the front-gabled wing, which projects slightly. The side-gabled wings project and have a 1/1 double-hung wood window on each floor of their south elevations. On the west elevation is a large stained glass stair window and in the west side-gabled wing is a 1/1 double-hung wood window on each floor.
"A brick public sidewalk spans the front of this 80’x171’ lot, which is slightly elevated. A concrete sidewalk with stairway having 3 steps
leads from the street to the gallery, passing through a wrought iron gate with ornamental wood frame. To each side of the gate is a section of wood picket fencing. Two old fashioned fluted iron light poles, each with two lanterns, are in the front yard and shrubs are along the front and south half of the side elevations, as well as scattered throughout the yard. Several trees shade the yard and an asphalt driveway extends from the street to the 1-car frame garage and beyond to the alley along the rear of the lot. Built in 1998, the front-gabled garage is crowned by a cupola with pyramidal roof and weathervane, and bargeboard trims the gable ends. A paneled metal overhead door is on the east façade and the walls are finished with vertical board siding with scalloped corner boards. Scalloped trim is also around the overhead door and jigsawn floral ornaments are to each side of the door, giving the garage a Tyrolean appearance. The garage is noncontributing since it is modern." ~ St. Charles Historic Survey Phase I, PDF pages 827-830