Architecture:
Style: Ranch
Description: This was once a two-story structure, but was reduced to
one story after a fire in the 1990’s. It
is a wood frame structure with vertical wood siding, and a cut stone
foundation. The roofline is front
gabled, with a low pitch. The front
entry on the right is enclosed, with a roofline similar to that of the overall
building. On the left is a handicap
ramp, which extends to the sidewalk.
Significant
Period:
Construction Date: 1902
Architect/Builder: Unknown
Context: This
address is first listed in the 1902 City Directory. Archibald and Alice Gray moved there from
1301 Howard that year, and lived in the home until 1907. He was a bookkeeper for J. W. Goulding and Company, then the Port Huron Salt
Company. Arthur Elliott, commercial
traveler for F. Saunders and Company, lived there with his wife Laura in
1909. The history of this house is most
associated with the Lucas family, who lived there from 1910 to at least
1940. Mrs. Sarah Lucas, widow of William
Johnston Lucas, lived there until at least 1930. Elizabeth and Julia Lucas lived there at
first, with