John Lee McFarlin House

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John Lee McFarlin House
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Location305 E. King St., Quincy, Florida
Coordinates 30°35′26″N84°34′22″W / 30.59056°N 84.57278°W / 30.59056; -84.57278 Coordinates: 30°35′26″N84°34′22″W / 30.59056°N 84.57278°W / 30.59056; -84.57278
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1895
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP reference # 74000627 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 1974

The John Lee McFarlin House, also known as the A.D. Lester House, is a historic house located at 305 East King Street in Quincy, Florida. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]

Quincy, Florida City in Florida, United States

Quincy is a city in Gadsden County, Florida, United States. The population was 7,972 at the 2010 census, up from 6,982 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Gadsden County. Quincy is part of the Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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It is a Queen Anne-style house built for John Lee McFarlin in 1895 or 1896. Its NRHP nomination reports:

Queen Anne style architecture in the United States architectural style during Victorian Era

In the United States, Queen Anne-style architecture was popular from roughly 1880 to 1910. "Queen Anne" was one of a number of popular architectural styles to emerge during the Victorian era. Within the Victorian era timeline, Queen Anne style followed the Stick style and preceded the Richardsonian Romanesque and Shingle styles.

Compared to Queen Anne houses in other parts of the country, McFarlin's house may seem restrained, but in Gadsden County it is an extravaganza. It is a testament to a time when the function of a decorative turret was "to show that the owner could afford to build a home with decorative turrets." [2]

Gadsden County, Florida County in Florida, United States

Gadsden County is a county located in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2010 census, the population was 46,389. Its county seat is Quincy.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: A. D. Lester House / John Lee McFarlin House". National Park Service . Retrieved July 28, 2017. With photo from 1973.
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