City Directories and History: 1908 – Grace Gage, 1940 – J. Steele Caldwell, 1958 – John S. Caldwell, 1978 – William R. Gladden
This Queen Anne style appears in the Sears and Roebuck home book of the late 19th century. It is reported that the house came by train and was constructed on this lot from the packaged house. Exceedingly large numbers of packaged houses were delivered to the area on trains. Designs that are commonly believed to have been built locally were actually what most people refer to as Sears houses. However, there were many copies providing similar products that could be easily shipped by train. This is one of Chester’s most interesting homes and has been maintained handsomely.
Judge George Gage, her brother, lived at 143 York Street.
Informative links: National Register, Sears Houses, Queen Anne Architecture
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