City Directories and History: This significant home stood on the corner of North Congress and Madison street and became the center of a legal battle to preserve local architecture in a residential area. Preservationist failed in their attempt to save the dwelling and the Winn Dixie store was constructed in its place.
YC Historian Michael Scoggins wrote on 1.10.17: “This house is one of two houses that once stood at the corner of North Congress and East Madison Street in York. Both houses were torn down when the Winn-Dixie grocery store was built in the late 1950s or early 1960s. The lot and the old Winn-Dixie building are now owned by

Home which stood on the corner of East Madison and North Congress Streets. One of two houses demolished to made room for commercial development.
Whitesides Cleaners.
The two-story frame house in this photo was very close to Congress Street and stood adjacent to the small brick building that is now the “Creative Cuts” hair salon. The brick building (which was originally the Trailways Bus Station) is located at the actual intersection of N. Congress and E. Madison, and this house was directly to the north of that building. The area where the house stood is now the parking lot facing N. Congress. There was a much grander and more elaborate house behind (east) of this house and it was about where the old Winn-Dixie building sits now.
I’m not sure who actually built the house, but in the early 20th century the house was owned by a Miss Lutie Jenkins. After World War II the house was occupied by Jack and Frances Williamson. I believe they are the ones who sold the property to Winn-Dixie.”
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