Home Owners Past

Here is a portrait of the man who used to live in the house and possibly built it: Horace Gregory. The local historical society had it in their collection. Unfortunately they didn't know too much more about the house than we'd already found. But they did say the Gregory's child was buried in the backyard...

Horace was a tailor, free mason and held several local offices. He died in 1876 (age 81) and his son, David, a doctor who served in the Civil War, was deeded the house. His family remained there until 1922 when David's wife Linda passed away and the house was sold at auction. The Gregory family purchased the land from the Buckinghams in March 1844 (verified through old newspaper articles). We've been told the house was built in 1836 though we are still trying to verify that date and find out if it was the Buckinghams or the Gregorys that actually built the house.

Paint Me A Picture

The previous owner clued us in to a painting of the house that hung in the local Historical Society museum. Got a chance to check it out today! Some pieces of the original entryway are no longer there so it's nice to finally have that visual for when we get around to restoring the facade. We'd also been curious as to the original color of the house, which is now a very bright yellow with green shutters.