This is a late Queen Anne-style house at its best, with a varied roofscape, an elongated bullet-roofed corner bay tower and, of course, a proliferation of Moorish arches, moon windows, and spindles. Modern additions and the infill of porches have taken place on the first floor. Still, the design is so assertive that
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Ball House
1894. 500 W. Monroe St.
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