Fig. 45. Classical porch on circa 1900’s Weaks house.
Closer examination of the Weaks House in the porch detail, [figure 46], reveals elaborate Colonial Revival detailing. The columns have Ionic capitals and fluting. The curved entablature with dentils is enhanced further with the application of moulded wood brackets under the roof eaves.
Fig. 46. Ionic column capitals on Weaks house (Bldg. 149).
The Neville, Trousdale, and Weaks Houses were built near the river in the area expanding to the north of Monroe. They, along with the Governor Hall house which follows, are examples of the early Colonial Revival period in Monroe.
The Governor Luther Hall Colonial Revival home pictured in figures [47] and [48] was erected on Jackson Street in the older section of Monroe circa 1906. It contains the characteristics of the style previously described—accentuated front door with full pedimented portico supported by slender columns, fan light and sidelights and multi-panes over single pane sashes. The Hall house also contains elaborate detailing in addition to these usual characteristics of the Colonial Revival style.
Fig. 47. Gov. Luther Hall’s circa 1906 home (Bldg. 150).
