The Lapham–Patterson House is a historic site at 626 North Dawson Street in Thomasville, Georgia. The house, built between 1884-85 as a winter cottage for businessman C.W. Lapham of Chicago, is a significant example of Victorian architecture. It has a number of architectural details, such as fishscale shingles, an intricately designed porch, long-leaf pine inlaid floors, and a double-flue chimney. Inside, the house was well-appointed with a gas lighting system, hot and cold running water, indoor plumbing, and modern closets. Its most significant feature is its completely intentional lack of symmetry. None of the windows, doors, or closets are square. The house is a Georgia Historic Site[3] and is also a National Historic Landmark, designated in 1973 for its architecture.[4] It is also a contributing building in the National Register-listed Dawson Street Residential Historic District.
The three-story structure has a mellow-yellow exterior with brick-red roof and chimneys. At the core of the house is a hexagonal-shaped room. There are at least 50 exits; Mr. Lapham had been in the Great Chicago Fire and subsequently became paranoid about being trapped in a burning building.
The house was deliberately constructed slightly askew to take advantage of sunlight entering the third floor during the Spring and Fall Equinoxes. Within is a gentlemen's parlor with a small stage featuring a stained-glass window in the center. In the fretwork outside the room over the balcony are animal and amorphous shapes cut into the wood. In the center is a cutout of what is presumably the head of Mrs. O'Leary's cow.
During the Spring and Fall Equinoxes the patterns are projected by sunlight onto the floor through the glass. The total effect is that, in the center of the stained glass window's colorful pattern on the floor, the shadow of the cow's head can be seen.
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Lapham–Patterson House Historic Site
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lapham, patterson, house, historic, site, north, dawson, street, thomasville, georgia, house, built, between, 1884, winter, cottage, businessman, lapham, chicago, significant, example, victorian, architecture, number, architectural, details, such, fishscale, s. The Lapham Patterson House is a historic site at 626 North Dawson Street in Thomasville Georgia The house built between 1884 85 as a winter cottage for businessman C W Lapham of Chicago is a significant example of Victorian architecture It has a number of architectural details such as fishscale shingles an intricately designed porch long leaf pine inlaid floors and a double flue chimney Inside the house was well appointed with a gas lighting system hot and cold running water indoor plumbing and modern closets Its most significant feature is its completely intentional lack of symmetry None of the windows doors or closets are square The house is a Georgia Historic Site 3 and is also a National Historic Landmark designated in 1973 for its architecture 4 It is also a contributing building in the National Register listed Dawson Street Residential Historic District Lapham Patterson HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S National Historic LandmarkShow map of GeorgiaShow map of the United StatesLocationThomasville GeorgiaCoordinates30 50 44 N 83 58 59 W 30 84562 N 83 98296 W 30 84562 83 98296 Coordinates 30 50 44 N 83 58 59 W 30 84562 N 83 98296 W 30 84562 83 98296Built1885ArchitectRommerdal TudorArchitectural styleQueen Ann WhimseyNRHP reference No 70000868 1 Significant datesAdded to NRHPAugust 12 1970Designated NHLNovember 7 1973 2 The three story structure has a mellow yellow exterior with brick red roof and chimneys At the core of the house is a hexagonal shaped room There are at least 50 exits Mr Lapham had been in the Great Chicago Fire and subsequently became paranoid about being trapped in a burning building The house was deliberately constructed slightly askew to take advantage of sunlight entering the third floor during the Spring and Fall Equinoxes Within is a gentlemen s parlor with a small stage featuring a stained glass window in the center In the fretwork outside the room over the balcony are animal and amorphous shapes cut into the wood In the center is a cutout of what is presumably the head of Mrs O Leary s cow During the Spring and Fall Equinoxes the patterns are projected by sunlight onto the floor through the glass The total effect is that in the center of the stained glass window s colorful pattern on the floor the shadow of the cow s head can be seen Mr Lapham was a Quaker Contents 1 Images 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksImages Edit The dining room Formal parlor Detail of windows Guest bedroom Sitting rooms Gentlemen s parlor See also EditList of Georgia state parks List of National Historic Landmarks in Georgia U S state National Register of Historic Places listings in Thomas County GeorgiaReferences Edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 15 2006 Lapham Patterson House National Historic Landmark summary listing National Park Service Archived from the original on 2012 10 04 Retrieved 2008 06 21 Georgia State Parks Georgia State Parks Lapham Patterson House Historic Site Retrieved 2007 03 02 External links Edit Media related to Lapham Patterson House at Wikimedia Commons Lapham Patterson House Historic Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lapham Patterson House amp oldid 1014983300, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
