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NPS Form 10-900-A United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) Section Number: _7_ Page: 32 Geneva-Minnesota Historic District, Medford, OR ID No: 026 Historic Name: Richard F. Antle House Address: 108 Geneva Architect: Style: Bungalow Year Built: 1912 Legal: 37S-1W-30AB, Tax Lot 15300 Humphrey-Knight Addn, Block 1, Lot(s) 2 Builder(s): Fifer, B.F. Primary Contributing The Antle House, a one-story wood-frame structure with a full-width front porch, was constructed during the original development of the Geneva-Minnesota District on speculation for Henry and William Humphrey. Similar in design to both the Maud Hazelrigg House (Site 18) and the Hazelrigg-Porter House (Site 23), the Antle House retains its original 6" wide horizontal board siding, simple brackets and multi-light wood casement windows. Window and door trim are exaggerated battered frames, matching the battered pillars of the porch. A matching garage survives at the rear of the property. First purchased from the Humphreys by a "A.J. Starmer," 89 by 1919 the house had become the home of Richard F. Antle. Antle was apparently active in a variety of business ventures, most notably serving as the cashier of the Farmers and Fruitgrowers Bank of Medford. Shortly after moving to Geneva, Mr. Antle resigned this position. F.E. Wahl [also a district resident, see Site 15) was promoted to cashier "...caused by the resignation of R.F. Antle who's highly successful other business interests made it necessary for him to devote all of his time to them."90 Antle's "other interests" was as the general manager, and part-owner, of the George Hunt Theater Company, the major motion picture chain in southern Oregon with theaters in Medford, Grants Pass and Ashland. He was active in local politics, serving on the Medford City Council during the early 1920s. Antle remained at 108 Geneva until 1938 after which his daughter, Mrs. Mildred E. Schuchard, acquired the house.91 The family retained ownership until the 1950s. Essentially unchanged from its original appearance, the Richard F. Antle House retains integrity in design, workmanship and use of materials. It accurately conveys its original construction and remains an important element of the Geneva-Minnesota District. 89 JCD 102:30, 6-March-1914. 90 "New Cashier for Fruitgrowers B'k," Medford Mail Tribune, 26-October-1920, 3:3. 91 JCD 219:413.
NPS Forml 0-900-A United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) Section Number: _7_ Page: 33 Geneva-Minnesota Historic District, Medford, OR ID No: 027 Historic Name: Bernice Cameron House Address: 112 Geneva Architect: Style: Bungalow Year Built: 1911 Legal: 37S-1W-30AB, Tax Lot 15400 Humphrey-Knight Addn, Block 1, Lot(s) 1 Builder(s): Fifer, B.F. Primary Contributing The Bernice Cameron House was built in 1911, one of the first structures on Geneva Street. A single story wood frame dwelling, the house retains its original 6" wide horizontal wood siding with a flared skirt, decoratively notched rafter tails and three matching brick chimneys. Battered pillars support the full width front porch. Window trim is idiosyncratic, a "hooded" surround that frames the upper portion of the multi-light sashes. To the rear of the main structure, facing the alley that runs parallel to Minnesota, a matching gable-roof garage survives. Shortly after construction the subject property was purchased from Henry and Elizabeth Humphrey by Bernice Cameron, a single woman.92 Miss Cameron was the daughter of Jackson County pioneers Robert and Esther Cameron, who first settled in the Applegate Valley in 1852.93 Bernice Cameron was the owner and operator of the local affiliate of the Postal-Telegraph Cable Company in Medford. Originally her mother, then a widow, lived in the house with Bernice and later Anna Cater, a sister, also resided in the home. Bernice Cameron, who never married, lived in the subject property over 46 years. After her death in January 1959 the property was acquired by John P. Dickson. 94 The Bernice Cameron House retains considerable integrity to its original design and appearance. Modest alterations, including the installation of storm windows and a compatible addition that enlarged the garage, do not impact the Cameron House's role as an important visual element within the Geneva-Minnesota District. 92 JCD 103:273,12-December-1913. 93 A.G Walling, History of Jackson, Josephine, Coos and Curry Counties, (Portland: A.G. Walling, 1883), 503. 94 See Obituary, 20-January-1959 and JCD 472:94-95.
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