1128 W. Wayne

Winfield Bash House

1886, Queen Anne / Romanesque

Architect: Wing & Mahurin

7000 sq ft

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Solomon Bash founded the seed and produce commission business of S. Bash & Company in 1868 and his sons followed him into the business. The family home was located on W. Berry Street, and his children constructed their homes on Wayne Street. Winfield & Lillian Bash hired Architects Wing & Mahurin to build this home in 1886, 9 years after his siblings built their 2 homes next door.

The massing of the house is Queen Anne in style, but the large round tower, originally built as two stories and changed to 3 sometime before 1910 is Richardsonian Romanesque in style. The large window on the first floor of the tower, with elaborate brick and a carved stone surround, and the irregular placement of the remaining tower windows are unusual features. The current front porch was constructed in 1920.

The home was a multi-unit rental property, but is currently undergoing a complete restoration that will return it to a single-family home. The matching brick garage in the back is a new addition.

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