305 E. King St., Quincy, Florida. County/parish: Gadsden.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 27, 1974. NRIS 74000627.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The John Lee McFarlin House, also known as the A.D. Lester House, is a historic house located at 305 East King Street in Quincy, Florida. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
It is a Queen Anne-style house built for John Lee McFarlin in 1895 or 1896. Its NRHP nomination reports:
(read more...)Compared to Queen Anne houses in other parts of the country, McFarlin's house may seem restrained, but in Gadsden County it is an extravaganza. It is a testament to a time when the function of a decorative turret was "to show that the owner could afford to build a home with decorative turrets."
National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77842453