40 Helen Street
Address: 87 Helen Street
Old Address: 40 Helen Street
Other names:
Year built: c. 1906
It was built by John D. Jamieson, and later sold to Ella Brown, wife of guide Lowell Brown, in October 1906. Jameson's signature has been found on the back of some trim.
Guide Fletcher Mace and his wife Gladys owned the house from 1933 to 1969. Gladys is the original listed owner of the house. It was then passed to their son Dermott. Fletcher was the last Spanish American War Veteran in the village. He was in the Battle of San Juan Hill, and was later transferred to the Philippines in time for the insurrection there.
A recent owner changed the side facing the street, closing in the porch and removing the front steps, probably in the 1970's.)
From the NRHP form: A one and one-half story wood frame dwelling with cross-gambrel roofed with stepped overhang. The building has a tripartite window at half-story level on its Helen Street elevation, flanked by small pointed-arch windows. A shed addition has been made to the Helen Street façade but the building otherwise retains any number of character-defining features. Vinyl siding, mix of wood and vinyl windows; asphalt roof. This property has retaining walls on its south, east and west sides (non-contributing structure) and an automobile garage behind the house (contributing building).
