“The Inman house is one of the region’s finest examples of the Folk Victorian style.”
City Directories and History: 1908 – Mary J. Ingold (widow of A.W. Ingold), 1908 – Brooks Inman and wife Zoraida, 1958 – Edwin M. Stanton, 1966 – Mozelle I. Stanton
The Yorkville Enquirer of Jan. 7, 1891 contained an advertisement for a new firm named Beard and Inman, a mercantile business run by Earnest Beard and Brooks Inman. They have bought the complete stock of the John May Company and will continue doing business in the Adickes Building on the corner of Main and E. Liberty Streets.”
The Yorkville Enquirer reported on April 24, 1895 – “Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Thomasson have moved into the residence on Cleveland Ave., recently vacated by Mr. Brooks Inman.”
According to original architectural plans, this Carpenter Gothic / Folk Victorian house with a gable roof was built in 1890 by Brooks Inman, the first occupant. He was married that year and therefore it would have been a brand new home of the newly wed couple. Within ten years the family had grown significantly, Mrs. Ingold, “mother-in-law” was residing here as were two boarders.
The three stories high bays with a gable roof have one dormer each. Woodwork and imbricate shingles spotlight the dormers. A one-story, open porch runs the length and sides of the house, and features several carved posts, heavy woodwork, and ornate pediment. Decorative carvings, fluted sides, and a lintel frame the main door. Above each window is a fluted entablature. Snow remains on this roof longer than in any other spot in York. [Courtesy of the Yorkville Historical Society – 2002]
On Jan. 11, 1893 the YV Enquirer reported – “Mr. Brooks Inman and family have moved from the Herndon House, opposite the Parish Hotel, to Mr. T.B. McClain’s house on Cleveland Street, which was recently vacated by Dr. T.S. Bratton.”
The Yorkville Enquirer of Jan. 18, 1893 – “Reported that Brooks Inman and S.E. Inman have purchased the interest of Mr. E.B. Beard in the firm of Beard and Inman and will continue the business as Inman Brothers.”
The Yorkville Enquirer of Feb. 20, 1895 – “Mr. Brooks Inman of Inman Brothers reported that the Gastonia Branch is doing well.”
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