Charles H. Bigelow House

The Charles H. Bigelow House is a historic building in Findlay, Ohio. It is considered a fine example of a Painted Lady or polychrome Victorian architecture and was registered on March 29 in the National Register of Historic Places.

History

The house was built in 1888-1889, at a time of economic growth in Findlay. The house has a living area of 700 m² was erworfen by the architect Henry Oswald Wurmser in the Queen Anne style. The owner of the house, Charles Henry Bigelow, was the son of one of the early settlers and built on the achievements of his father, to become a successful farmer, rancher and businessman. Bigelow was one of the residents of Findlay, whose assets grew with the regional economic boom of the late 19th century, when natural gas deposits were found in the vicinity. Bigelow took May Vance, a relative of the former Gouverneuers Ohio Joseph Vance, a woman.

The construction of the house in time of natural gas Boomes is the preferred use of gas-powered equipment that were originally installed in the house, about seven gas-fired fireplaces and gas lighting. The former oriental lantern brass at the newel post is in the shape of a dragon, spitting fire when the light was lit. All gas appliances were later replaced by electric lights or open fires that are fueled with wood. The exterior was restored in 1989 and decorated in cream, red, green, and a lighter green repainted to emphasize the wood carvings.

The house has been published in the 1992 book America 's Painted Ladies: The Ultimate Celebration of Our presented Victorians by Elizabeth pomada and Michael Larsen, a catalog of outstanding polychrome Victorian and Edwardian houses houses.