318–22 S. 19th St.
Dr. Horace Jayne House
1895, Frank Furness
Furness may have undertaken this project as a labor of love for his favorite niece Caroline, the wife of Horace Jayne. Dr. Jayne’s medical office with his library above was located on the left side and the family area on the right. These separate functions are signaled by the asymmetrical composition and by the distinctly different window treatments of the facade. The rather modest main door, set off-center, is nevertheless emphasized by a large oval window framed with exuberant ornament and flanked by robust brackets supporting a balcony. Terra cotta swags and ribbons festoon the upper facade and musical putti perch in the three triangular gables.