915 W. Wayne Street

1868, Queen Anne/Colonial Revival

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The original, modest home was built on this site in 1868 by John & Emeline McCartney. John served as the Allen County Sherriff from 1866 to 1869. The home was purchased in 1888 by Adolph L. & Emma S. Griebel who did extensive remodeling and is the home we see today. This stately home still adorns a key feature from the McCartney family era of ownership, the stained glass “M” in the transom of the front window. From 1921 to 1947 it was the office and parish house for the Wayne Street Methodist Episcopal Church.

From around 1890, the Colonial Revival style appeared in various forms. The earliest forms resembling Queen Anne homes with design elements and details based on colonial models. Common identifying features of the Colonial Revival include: a symmetrically balanced façade with a central door and entry porch; classically inspired features such as pilasters, columns, pediments, fanlights, and sidelights; double-hung windows with multiple panes of glass; and prominent cornices decorated with dentils or modillions.