E. L. Evans House
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E. L. Evans House is a historic home located at
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,
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. It was built in 1892, and is a large two-story, five-bay, balloon-frame
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style dwelling. The front facade features a projecting center gable holding cutaway bays on both the first and second stories, a three-story tower on the northeast corner, and a curved, projecting gabled bay. Also on the property is the contributing brick foundation for the former ice house. an
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/ref> It was listed on the
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in 2008.


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