1107 East Sprague Street, Sink House, c. 1890

A two-story tri-gable house with Queen Anne influences. It includes four-over-four windows; weatherboard cladding; two interior chimneys; a large gabled porch with battered posts on concrete block piers; and paneled shutters that feature a crescent moon motif. Tom Sink was the postmaster for Waughtown. 1915 CD: (2247) Thomas and Fannie Sink, RFD Carrier No. 5; 1935 CD: Thomas and Fannie Sink (W); 1945 CD: Mrs. Fannie Sink (W), owner-occupant, a widow; 1954 CD: same.

Queen Anne style (1880-1910) – Includes a steeply pitched roof of irregular shape, usually with a dominant front-facing gable; patterned shingles; cutaway bay windows and other devices used to avoid a smooth-walled appearance (variety of claddings); and an asymmetrical facade with partial or full-width porch, usually one-story and wrapping around one side. Possible towers and/or turrets.