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Ellsbury home, Tower City, N.D.
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| Title | Ellsbury home, Tower City, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1886 |
| Description | Two story wood frame house with corner tower, topped by a balustrade. In the background is a barn. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | City & Town Life
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Houses
Towers
Barns
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| Personal Name | Ellsbury, George H., 1840-1900
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| Location | Tower City (N.D.)
Cass County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1880-1889
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| Item Number | 2080.3.5 |
| Format of Original | Gelatin silver prints
Copy photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 13 x 18 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | St. Paul Souvenir Co.
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| Place of Publication | Saint Paul (Minn.)
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| Transcription | "Typical farm buildings - Tower City - N.D. @ 1886 copyrighted 1910 by St. Paul Souvenir Co." - printed on front of photograph. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff.
Photographer unknown.
Photograph published in Tower City History, p. 123. |
| Biography/History | "One of the landmarks of Tower City was the Ellsbury house. George H. Ellsbury built this house for his family during the winter of 1880-1881 at a cost of fifteen hundred dollars. Constructed according to Ellsbury's specifications, the house was originally 18 by 26 by 18 feet. Sometime before 1884, the house expanded to a total of fourteen rooms, nine on the ground floor and five on the second. On the lower level were a parlor, living room, dining room , bedroom, sewing room, milk room and an attached shed. In addition, porches fronted both the north and south sides of the house. The second floor consisted of five bedrooms, one for each of the Ellsbury children. The unique feature of the house was the tower situated on the northwest corner with windows on the north, west and east sides. A square eight by eight feet in size, the tower provided Ellsbury with a place for drawing and for overseeing the growth of the town the he had started in 1879. A flag frequently fluttered from the tower's peak, making it possible for the travellers to spot the house from miles away. After Ellsbury left Tower City in 1888, he sold the house to George Hunt in 1889 who in turn sold it to Lewis Stevens in 1895. Stevens and his descendants retained possession of the building until 1972. On march 31 of that year, the deteriorating and long-unoccupied Ellsbury house was burned by the city of Tower City on the authorization of the current owner Allen Stevens." - taken from the Tower City History, p. 123. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Tower City History Photograph Collection 2080
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/1179 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2080.3.5) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs005816 |
| Original Source | Photograph |
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