A. G. Smith House

A. G. Smith House (Clinton Manor Nursing Home—vacant), 421 5th Avenue South; 1914-1915; John Morrell & Son, Architects, of Clinton; Haring Brothers, Builder.A two-story brick mansion with hip roof, the building was converted to an elderly care facility but now is vacant and for sale. Rectilinear and symmetrical, the building design suggests a Classical Revival Style influence. However, it also show a Prairie School Style influence in the use of warm colored brick and a horizontal emphasis, as expressed in the trim and broad, hip roof with paired brackets. The building design was progressive for its time.