44 S Sherman Rd.

Name/Title

44 S Sherman Rd.

Entry/Object ID

2013.167.002

Description

Home of Cyrus E. Cook showing the yard and volkswagon parked in the driveway. Home in Ebey's Prairie built in 1876, photo taken in 1971. From the AT 1215 entry: Ebeys Prairie - Cyrus E Cook House, 1876, 44 South Sherman Road. Coupeville, The builder of this 1888 framhouse remains nameless, but the original owner, Cyrus Cook, was known as a skilled carpenter, and may have built it. He and his wife sarah, who taught the first Smith Prairie School, lived here for many years. Mr Cook died in 1906, but Mrs. Cook lived in the home with her son until her death in 1915. Alvin Cook, their son, lived in the house until it was purchased by Sherman Farms c1930. By this time, the cook barn had burned, and wood shingle siding had been put on the house. In 1950, the front wrap-around porch was removed, and the section enclosed. 1995: One contributing building and eight contributing structures; 3 non-contributing buildings and 5 non contributing structures. PNRO inventory pg. 64 2007: Bishop children still own contibuting structures. The house was sold to Pete Jeffords 1998 or 99

Made/Created

Date made

Aug 12, 2013

Place

Location

Ebey's Prairie

City

Coupeville, Washington

County

Island County

State/Province

Washington

Region

Cascades and Plateau, Whidbey Island

Continent

North America

Notes

Medium: Photographic Paper

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cook, Cyrus

Related Publications

Notes

RG 10/ Pioneer Family Files/ Coates-Cornelius