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Central-Passage
With its two-room, linear plan, the
central-passage house is similar to the
hall-and-parlor and
double-pen houses, yet it differs in that it has a passage between the
two rooms. This gives the main portion of the house a greater sense of
formality and symmetry. The centrally located doorway and balanced
fenestration lent themselves well to the
Gothic Revival
style, which often
embellishes central-passage houses.
Like its siblings, the central-passage
house is of British origins and was commonly built by settlers with roots in
the middle and southern states along America's eastern seaboard.
The central-passage house was built
throughout Morgan County. The two houses pictured here illustrate one of the
county's most popular interpretations. They both have the steeply pitched
front cross gable common to vernacular interpretation of the
Gothic Revival style.
Central-passage: House
(c.1875), 490 East Pike Street
Central-passage:
Blackstone House/Cure and Hensley Funeral Home (c.1850), 127 South Main
Street
This house underwent
significant remodeling as it moved through various uses. The Queen Anne
style porch and turret date to about 1895.
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