Leake, Will and Mary, House

Built in 1908 by the Belford Lumber Co., this one-and-a-half-story house at 313 E. 7th Street in Georgetown sits in a residential neighborhood east of the central business district, among mostly turn-of-the-century dwellings. The wood-frame house has a modified L plan, beveled wood siding, a gable roof with composition shingles and pent roofs in the gable ends. Two interior brick chimneys have corbeled caps. An L-shaped shed-roof porch wraps the south and east sides, with fluted composite columns and a turned-wood balustrade. Other details include a brick foundation wall, an attic dormer, geometric patterns in the upper window sashes, wood-shingle gables with jigsawn barge boards, and a three-sided window bay on the west side. A wood-frame garage stands on the lot. The house was listed for its architecture, as an excellent example of an early twentieth-century residence by Belford Lumber Co. It is less altered than comparable Belford houses at 313 W. 10th and 311 W. 5th. It remains in residential use and good condition.