Edwin Sanford House, 176 Lovely St.

Edwin Sanford House, c. 1893. Queen Anne Victorian style with its asymmetrical façade, decorative shingle siding, turnings, and fretwork. The octagonal turret to the right side of the house appears to have many of its original features, with its 20 lite third story fixed window sash and its 14 lite over one lite double hung sash windows on the second floor, and 20 lite over 1 lite double hung sash on the first floor. An elaborate multi-color scheme for this Victorian home’s exterior was indicative of the period to help accentuate the various siding patterns and materials, although the original colors may have been more muted with darker colors found on the trim and window sash. The attached carport or port-cochere on the right side of the house may have originally been used for horse carriages.

Sherman Sanford sold the property and house to his son Edwin in 1893, for $1. Edwin's widow sold the property in 1927 to Thomas J. Crockett Jr. Crockett owned Crockett Cutlery Co, makers of stainless-steel knives, forks, and barbering utensils.