Favorite Houses: 1214 Exchange
While driving along to visit a friend, I slammed on the brakes, backed up, parked the car, got out, and stood before a house which I instantly recognized as being by the architect Charles W. Squires.
The house has very similar qualities to 628 Cottonwood, which I have a post on.
The house also has the curvaceous exterior trim common to many many many houses in Emporia, and which are all by the same architected, as I detail here.
1214 Exchange. For a small house, it abounds with mansion-like details.
You can see (and admire) the curvaceous trim under the windows.
More curvaceous trim.
And more! The glass panels are all beveled. The orange notices are gas disconnects.
All the glass panels, save the large one, are beveled. Zounds.
Incredible.
The house does not look loved and treasured. I pray that it will find a passionate owner.
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It’s interesting how something so familiar is typically disregarded until an expert points out the intrinsic value. I’ll never be able to look at this house the nonchalant way I used to. Thank you Ross!
I lived in Mrs. Poole’s house from about 1973 to 1976. It was three apartments then, basement, first and second floors. Mrs. Poole taught art classes there in an earlier time.
I assume Mrs. Poole’s house was 1214 Exchange. I walked past and down the adjacent alley and there are still three meters. The large orange notice is gone, but there is a small orange door hanger. It still looks vacant on the main floor. There is a limestone fencepost leaning up against the porch pedestal and it has “LOCK” carved into it.
I never knew Mrs. Poole. Someone else owned it but everyone called it Mrs. Poole’s house. I steamed the wallpaper of off of two first floor rooms.
Thanks Roger. It is cool learning more about the house!
I wonder if the owner was a family member of the owners of Poole’s Dry Goods on the corner of 7th & Commercial, (now Natasha’s in transition).
OR maybe it used to belong to the Poole family.