66.01.211

Print, Photographic

1898

E. A. Everett Residence, Grand Staircase and Foyer. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" x 3 1/2". Description: black and white photograph of the Edward Everett house showing steps leading to the second floor hall; wood paneling, stenciled wall designs, Oriental carpets, pillows and cushions, lace curtains, a leopard-skin rug, and a stuffed peacock perched on the stairwell newell post. See accession 41.11.3. Everett Residence, Everett House, Everett Home.

The donor is the great-grandson of William Everett, co-founder with Aughenbaugh, of the E. A. Co Mill in Waseca County. The Everett home, built by William's son Edward Everett, overlooking the east end of Clear Lake, was a showplace in its time, a classic Victorian-style home, it was demolished in 1958 it was an architectural and historical loss to Waseca County. Everett Residence, Everett House, Everett Home.