Maj._George_Beecher_Cook_House

Maj. George Beecher Cook House

Maj. George Beecher Cook House

Historic house in California, United States

The Maj. George Beecher Cook House is a historic house located at 356 W. 21st St. in Merced, California. Built c. 1887, the house was designed in the Queen Anne style; it is considered one of the best examples of the style in Merced. The house's asymmetrical design features a cylindrical tower, open porches in the front and back, and a 7-sided bay on the west side. The roof of the house includes many different designs; the main roof pattern is a gable roof from the front to the back, but the roof also has a pyramidal section in the center, a cross gable on the east side, hipped dormers, and a cone-shaped roof on the tower. The house uses horizontal siding on its first floor and patterned shingle siding on its upper floors.[2]

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Major George Beecher Cook, a mayor of Merced and local merchant, lived in the house until his death in 1898. The house was later used as a sanitarium and boarding house until 1943, when Alfred Green and his wife bought the property. The Greens converted the house to a guest house, which they named "The Greenbrier" for their last name and Mrs. Green's maiden name, Brier.[2]

The Maj. George Beecher Cook House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 15, 1983.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    Griffiths, Vincent E. (January 14, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Maj. George Beecher Cook House". National Park Service. Retrieved April 12, 2013.

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