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5
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728 6th Avenue
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(1924-2003)
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According to property transfer records, C. G. Peterson acquired this property on May 28, 1894. Judging from the large increase in value of the property at the time he re-sells it, Peterson apparently built this home in 1894. Peterson first settled in Richland township in 1879 & farmed there until he moved to Brookings in 1894. His residency in the city was short lived since he moved to Elkton in 1898. Stylistically the house is a subtle example of the Queen Ann style with the turret, the clapboard & fish scale textures on the facade, & the lovely open porch framed with turned spindles & post reflective of Eastlake ornamentation.