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Merrill family lived in the house from 1879 to 1920. In 1920, the house was sold to Alfred Leach, whose son George sold the house to the city of Jacksonville in 1999. By the 1990s, the house was abandoned and in poor condition. The city acquired the house in its preparations to build the
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It exemplifies the Queen Anne style, with a square tower on the southwest corner and an elaborate vergeboard in the north gable. The porch posts, brackets, and spindles reflect the
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