Sillure, A. W., House

Built in 1912 at 1414 Ash Street in Georgetown, this two-and-a-half-story wood-frame house reflects early twentieth-century domestic construction in a residential neighborhood southeast of the central business district. Belford Lumber Co. built it, and it was the home of Alexander Wylie Sillure, the company's vice-president and bookkeeper. The house follows a Georgian plan and has a hip roof with hip dormers, wood shingles, box eaves with exposed beams, and an interior brick chimney with a corbeled cap. A one-story, three-bay flat-roofed porch with tiered brick piers and a 4x4 balustrade spans the east front, where the entrance has a transom and sidelights. Window bays project slightly on the east and south sides. According to the original owner's daughter, the house was built for a small price. It was listed for its architecture, as a good example of a dwelling by Belford Lumber Co., and is similar to the Tisdale House at 1252 Austin. It remains in residential use and good condition.