Created By: Preservation Forsyth
A 1 ½ story side-gabled three-bay structure that was clad in asbestos shingle siding in 2004, but is now covered in vinyl siding. It features a shallow shed-roof porch (not original); some wrought-iron shutter hinges; end chimneys; and a stone pier foundation with brick infill. A 1980 survey file indicates the dwelling is of log construction, and is the second oldest structure on this tour.
The building was recorded in 1848 as a 1 ½ story log house owned by Hamilton and Mary Long. After a series of owners, the house was sold in 1877 to John Lewis Clodfelter, a blacksmith who worked at the George E. Nissen & Company Wagon Works. (56 years.) His wife, Nancy, was the granddaughter of William Spach, founder of Spach Wagon Works. (A native of Waughtown stated during the 1980 architectural survey that the house was built by the Waughs.) 1902 CD: (2612) John and Nancy Clodfelter (W), a foreman at George E. Nissen and Co.; 1910 CD: same; 1920 CD: same; 1930 CD: same; 1940 CD: Mrs. Nancy J. Clodfelter (W), owner-occupant, a widow; 1950 CD: Mrs. Alice Yorke (W), owner-occupant.
This point of interest is part of the tour: Waughtown NR Historic District Walking Tour
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