Forest Hill

Name:  Forest Hill,  Thomas Nelson House, Nelson Homestead

Location:  700 Tenth Street

Built:  1843

    Built in 1843, the Nelson Homestead was a mixture of Classical Revival and early Greek Revival styles.  This is one of the few landscapes among the surviving work of the noted painter George Caleb Bingham. It is a two-story house with basement.  Chimneys are located at the end of each gable.  The hall plan is repeated on each floor.  In front of  the house, four brick Doric columns support the pediment and second story gallery.

    In 1942 Gus and Sue Boller bought the house and remodeled in 1946. A bathroom was installed on the west end of the second floor, requiring the removal of a door and installation of  a window.  They added a garage to the north, which includes two sliding garage doors and arched windows.  

    The east is quite bland. It only has one window. On the south is a Palladian window, which brightens the sitting room.  The first floor hall and north room are surrounded by a porch.  The interior of the main level has been made unto a kitchen, hallway, and den.  The enclosed porch enters  into the dining room.

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