Harmon / Pearson / Engle House
Address: 89 S. Ebey’s Landing Rd.
Date of Construction: c. 1858
Modifications made in: 1907, 1927, 1941
Original use: Residence
2006 use: Residence
Public accessibility: Private residence, no public access.
History: This house was built by Hill Harmon in 1858 from lumber logged by oxen on the property. In 1869, Daniel Pearson, the Admiralty Head Lighthouse keeper, bought the property from Harmon. Pearson’s daughter Flora eventually moved into the house with her husband William B. Engle and son Carl in November on 1878. In 1907, Flora A.P. Engle made numerous additions/alterations to the house: a bay was added to the downstairs and upstairs bedroom, a polygonal tower was added to the south-west corner of the house, additional room was given to the front parlor and upper bedroom, a new kitchen was added behind the old kitchen, a corner fireplace was added, and a back room was taken down and the lumber re-used to build a woodshed and washroom.
Description: Queen Anne Farmhouse with classical elements. Wood frame set on timber/stone foundation.
