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This house was built by William M.Bohan in 1888,  the same year he married Agnes T.Delaney.   The couple raised seven children in this beautiful home,  three sets of twins and one other child.   The house was occupied by the Bohan family until it was sold in the late 1950s.   This house and the one next door are built alike with the exception of a small bedroom on the front east side of the second floor.

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Built in 1891,  by William M. Bohan,  this house was rented until the late 1940s when it was sold by Loretta Bohan Doyle to the Alphonse family.

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This beautiful Queen Anne,  accented with wraparound porch,  hipped-roof,  corner-tower and balcony,  was built in 1895.   Because of its enormous appeal,  this style of architecture was commonly built throughout America in the later part of the 19th century.

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VT11 Gothic Revival   Built in 1888,  this beautiful home is a fine example of Gothic Revival.   Its plentiful gingerbread,  and shingled gables are complemented by a lovely paint scheme of teal blues,  greys and warm reds.

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This stunning Queen Anne stands on the tallest hill in "Flag City,  USA."   Charles Henry Bigelow built this house in 1883 and his family lived there until 1947,  when it was sold for $18,150.   The exquisite interior woodwork and grand curving butternut staircase,  among many other features,  are still in mint condition.   A secret room in the attic was once used by Bigelow's son in aiding the underground railroad.

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The Brightman House was built by L.H.  Brightman,  a Cleveland industrialist who moved there in 1902 with his wife and eight of their twelve children.   In 1907 the home served as a sanitarium and in 1909 it was sold to businessman H.C.  Lee.   Lee's youngest daughter,  Lena,  resided there until 1971,  spending the last 30 years of her life in just two rooms.   In 1972,  the Holms County Historical Society bought the property for $12,500.

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This ornamental Gothic Summer House is considerably larger and more substantial than most summer cottages.   The somewhat octagonal structure is dominated by a central front gable that shelters a second-story porch.   This house served as the headquarters of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union for a time.