This house sits on a wooded rise between Forest Home Drive and Judd Falls Road, overlooking Beebe Lake. It was designed as a Spanish Colonial-style bungalow with stucco walls and a red tile roof. It features a recessed first story entry porch, wide deeply overhanging eaves, an exterior brick chimney which projects through the roof-line and a single, low shed-roofed dormer which illuminates the upper half story. The original owner, Professor Barrus, did most of his research in Puerto Rico, and the choice of this unusual style for his home can be attributed to his affinity for things Latin American.
A handwritten record found in the house by the next owners included the following entries relating to the construction of the house: April 1, 1911. Purchased lot from HH and Lucy Whetzel; May 19, 1912. Purchased lot [upper half of current lot] from Mac Riley. April 1913. Bought book on house plans and modified one to suit us. Made model of it. The house was built by William McElwee, Sr.
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Forest Home Historic District with USN 10906.000034. To access the Building-Structure Inventory form (sometimes referred to as the "Blue Form"), and from which some of the details above come, including the approximate year built, follow these
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