300 West Eighth Street
Built 1926 |
Style: Colonial Revival
#18 on the Map
Deed: Recorded June 1, 1932. Consideration: $10.00. Margaret A. Wilson, a widow; Johnathan H. Wilson and Flora Adriana Wilson, his wife; Wm. C. Wilson and Lenore A. Wilson, his wife; Ruby M. Wilson, a spinster; Marguerite A. Middlestate, nee Marguerite A. Wilson, and Carl G. Middlestate, her husband; Helen M. Sutcliff, nee Helen M. Wilson, and A.G. Sutcliff, her husband, and George D. Wilson, an unmarried man, to Walter G. Fovargue and Katherine N. Fovargue.
The Fovargue House
The house was built in 1926. The architect was Clarence George. W.J. (Billy) Patterson brought Walter Fovargue to the Harbor to teach his friends how to play golf. Patterson designed the first golf course in Japan. The Fovargues lived there for many years, followed by the Thomas Elbert Morrison family; the Mahlum family; and its current owner, Michael Johnson.
The house has front and back staircases, a butler’s pantry, a small kitchen, and servants’ quarters. An indoor pool and Jacuzzi were added in the 1960’s, the pool has since been removed.