511 7th Street

E.A. Christian built this farmhouse in 1892, and members of the Christian family owned it for about four years. The house belonged to many families over its history. R.L. Badger purchased the home in 1896, and Matilda Faubion bought it in 1904. There is some uncertainty over the date when the Cox Family purchased the house. However, Walter and Viola Cox and their daughter, Anna (Francis Herring), owned it for over forty years until 1982, when Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Allison bought it. Mrs. Jeane Allison resides there today.

The gingerbread trim on the home is original, and the pear tree in the front yard—at about 140 years old—still produces pears. The home's interior decorations display the craftsmanship of three generations of the Allison family. Jeane Allison's mother and grandmother handmade many of the quilts and embroidery pieces, and Jeane herself has completed dozens of quilts and restored many antique trunks.