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315 Brown Street—House History and Description


 

  • Former and/or alternative addresses, if any:  n/a
  • Lot and Block: Lot 2-3, Block 19 Old Lot 11, Block C
  • Name, if any:  n/a
  • Built: c. 1905-17 Assessment records indicate 1905
  • Built by:  n/a
  • Style: Carpenter Gothic
  • Past and Current Owner(s) (list may not be complete): 
    • Albert & Phebe, Jr, Osborn, 1910 (#762) – original owners
    • Clarence H & Charlotte Cockran, 1923 (#1086)
    • Paul C. & H. M. Shade, by 1965 (liber 1991 folio 486)
    • Norman C. & J. Healy, 26 November 1965 (liber 3441 folio 295)
    • Richard J. & S. H. Ervin Jr., 19 August 1966 (liber 3540 folio 78)
    • Stephen R. & C. S. Creyke, 27 April 1972 (liber 4208 folio 54)
    • Stephen R. Creyke, by 1988
    • Tom Hicks & Nancy J. McCullough, 1989
  • Remarks:
    • From the 2019 Robinson & Associates architectural survey (PDF) n/a
    • Homeowner Comments:  n/a
    • Other: Constructed by same contractor as 313 Brown Street. Record of Leases lists Harry W Dowling as owner in 1890 (JA36:314), though not included in Register of Stocks. Assessment records indicate interior remodeled and new furnace in 1965.
  • Sources:  Edwards, 208; Town Directories; Record of Leases, 1883-1906; Register of Stock Certificates; Assessment records; 1946 tax list; Town records.
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