- Created: March 18, 2023 12:49 am
- Updated: March 18, 2023 12:50 am
Yugoslavian immigrant Joseph Marohnich built a small, front-gable house with cornice returns on this lot about 1889. He had come to Arcata at the encouragement of Cosmo Stiglich who advised him to join his countrymen working in the area’s woods and mills. Joseph’s bride Frances arrived from the old country in 1891 and they were married in St. Mary’s Catholic Church. There were five babies, four of whom survived. At 94 Joseph, Jr. is the last of that immediate family; he still lives on the same block (in 1988). In 1905 this house was raised, enlarged and remodeled. The entrance was moved from the gable end to the side, the cornice returns became closed pediments and a basement was added. The most memorable result of that remodeling, however, is the lacy spindlework porch which is truly exceptional artistry on a simple house. The old fence, archway entry, and yard plantings provide a supportive setting for this house.
Yugoslavian immigrant Joseph Marohnich built a small, front-gable house with cornice returns on this lot about 1889. He had come to Arcata at the encouragement of Cosmo Stiglich who advised him to join his countrymen working in the area’s woods and mills. Joseph’s bride Frances arrived from the old country in 1891 and they were married in St. Mary’s Catholic Church. There were five babies, four of whom survived. At 94 Joseph, Jr. is the last of that immediate family; he still lives on the same block (in 1988). In 1905 this house was raised, enlarged and remodeled. The entrance was moved from the gable end to the side, the cornice returns became closed pediments and a basement was added. The most memorable result of that remodeling, however, is the lacy spindlework porch which is truly exceptional artistry on a simple house. The old fence, archway entry, and yard plantings provide a supportive setting for this house.