This two-story house with a view over Beebe Lake was built around 1910 for H. H. and Lucy Whetzel by William McElwee Sr. It was the first stucco house in Forest Home and considered one of the first “modern” houses in the hamlet. The former main entrance was on Forest Home Drive, while the present McIntyre Place entrance is deeply set back from the street on a wooded lot. In 1978, the former rear porch, which now serves as the main entrance, was enclosed, enlarged, and converted into a laundry room/entrance.
The facade facing Beebe Lake contains elements of both Dutch Colonial and French Canadian design. Its steeply pitched roof slopes to a one-story porch which extends the full width of the house. This entryway features four massive stuccoed piers. Three second story dormer windows break through the roofline, while the attic story makes use of a single, central shed dormer. This facade stands in marked contrast to the side facades and the McIntyre Place entrance, which are more vernacular in appearance.
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