Crockett/Engle House

Photograph

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Island County Historical Society

Name/Title

Crockett/Engle House

Entry/Object ID

2017.091.032

Description

John Crockett House/ Engle Farm. Front view of the house with Gretchen Thorn and Joanne Engle Brown standing in front of it (information was on back of photo). To the right of the ladies is a table. Vernacular Farmhouse. Wood frame set on stone and beam foundation; L-shape (32' x 24') with extensions; 3 bay wide 2 1/2 stories; clapboard siding; wood shake gable roof with small side gables on west, south facades; center entrance on north facade; corbelled and center interior end chimneys. Exterior features include 1/1, 6/1, 6/6 double-hung sash; single pane fixed sashl flat-roofed porch on north facade supported by simple narrow open post columns with molded capitals and bases; 4-panel door with hald sidelights and panels below. John. M Crockett built this large farmhouse in 1858 on a 318 acre Donation Claim which he filed on March 6, 1866. After his death, his wife Ann remarried Dr. Joshua Highwarden. They resided here until they sold to Thomas W. Calhoun in February 1888. Calhoun remained until 1889 when he sold to Charles (Carl) Engle. Charles Engle built the gambrel-roofed barn adjacent to the house in 1909, as well as the milk barn, grainery and machine outbuildings. In 1916, Engle constructed the large stone gate posts using woven wire fencing. He also constructed the cement sewage trough running from the house into the field. A new roof was put on in 1950. The ownership moved Charles Engle to his daughters, and then to their brother Robert E. Engle who is the current owner. Robert re-roofed in 1980. 1995: Barn burned down

Made/Created

Date made

2001

Place

City

Coupeville, Washington

County

Island County

State/Province

Washington

Region

Cascades and Plateau, Whidbey Island

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

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

Crockett, John

Person or Organization

Engle