33rd Annual Walking Tour Archive – Danville Historical Society
Historic Designation: | E.G. Moseley House |
Address: | 840 Main Street |
2005 Owners: | Sarah and Dan Latham |
Description: |
After languishing for some years, this Queen Anne style house with decided
Shingle and Neo-Classical Revival influence has been resurrected in less than two years. In January
2004, Sarah and Dan Latham purchased the sagging structure and soon began the herculean task of its rehabilitation.
This impressive dwelling, built in 1902/03 for Mr. E.G. Moseley now sports a rich palette of late Victorian earth In 1938, the Rev. Moseley's widow sold her home to a relative, Mary Moseley Ley, who lived here six years before conveying the property to George Wesley Terry and his wife, the former Delphia Herndon. After Mr. Terry's death in 1949, Mrs. Terry married Dr. R.W. Garnett, the City's chief health officer for some 30 years. In 1983, the house was purchased by only its fourth owner in as many generations, Mr. Charles Staubus. Mr.
Staubus, a local hairdresser, worked for many years to The house and community were blessed by the arrival of Sarah and Dan Latham—from a city known for its preservation ethic, Annapolis, Maryland. In lavishing their enthusiasm and means on the historic E.G. Moseley House, the Lathams also have demonstrated the transformation possible with tenacity and know-how. |