Bushaw, Herbert W., house

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

222 E Park Ave

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Site Number:

0587

Control Number:

U/45/0587

Date Surveyed:

November 12 2002

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1919

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

1.5

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Wood Shingles

Foundation Materials:

Brick

Roof Shape:

gable, lateral

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

Porch Width:

over 1 bay but less than full

Porch Shape:

gable

National Register Determination:

contributes to eligible district

Signficant Architectural Features:

Sears-Roebuck's "Ashmore" model; 2,600 sq. ft.; front-gable porch w/paired square posts on shingled piers; oculus window in gable end; polygonal hip-roof dormer flanking porch roof; 4/1 windows; exposed rafter ends

Alterations:

wall between kitchen and bedroom removed (ca. 1995)

Historical Information:

Although Pete Bybee is credited as first owner who built the house, City Directories indicate that Herbert Bushaw, a manager for the F. W. Woolworth Co., was the first resident. The house was reportedly ordered from Sears-Roebuck catalog and cost between $1,608 to $3,632. The 30,000-piece kit and 75-page instruction booklet were shipped from Illinois, including 750 pounds of nails, shingles, windows, hardware, and paint. Bybee (d. 1987), a Vaudeville actor who settled in Greenville and opened The Sanitary Café on Main Street, did not reside at this location until the 1930s. His widow, Virginia, lived in the house until 1994.

Source of Historical Information:

Katrina Daniel, "The House That Sears Built," The Greenville Journal (January 3-9, 2003). City directories.

Quadrangle Name:

Greenville

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