The John P. and Mary Kiggins House is a 2.5-story craftsman style house located in Vancouver, Washington. The house was constructed in 1907 for John P. Kiggins, a Vancouver businessman and theater owner who served nine terms as mayor and sponsored many civic improvement projects.[2] The architect and builder of the house are unknown, although Kiggins was trained as a building contractor and may have built the house himself.
John P. and Mary Kiggins House | |
 The Kiggins house in 2013, five years after moving from East Evergreen Blvd. | |
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| Location | 2404 H Street, Vancouver, Washington |
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| Coordinates | 45°38′19.8″N 122°39′50.6″W / 45.638833°N 122.664056°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1907 |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000804[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 30, 1995 |
The Kiggins family owned the house until 1994. At that time it was sold and converted to office space, although much of the original details were preserved.[3]
The site of original construction was East Evergreen Boulevard and C Street, but a 2008 downtown redevelopment plan, including a new community library, required that the Kiggins house be moved. After considerable preparation, the house was moved to 24th and H Streets in the Arnada neighborhood.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "John Kiggins". The Columbian. Vancouver, Washington: Columbian Publishing Co. 1989. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ^ "NRHP Nomination Form: John P. and Mary Kiggins House". National Park Service. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ^ Paulie (May 27, 2008). "The Historical Kiggins House Move Is This Sunday". postcardsfrompaulie. Blogspot. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ^ Suzi (June 2, 2008). "Historic Kiggins House Move". Moving to Vancouver, Washington. Blogspot. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
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