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The
Leo J. Cary House The Leo J. Cary House is a well-preserved and excellent example of the Craftsman style. The original owners were Leo J. and Mary E. (Nellie) Cary who purchased the property in 1912 and owned it through the historic period. According to information gathered by Stephen Dow Beckham in a 1976 survey of historic sites, Leo Cary was a lumberman who was born in Parnell, Michigan in 1879. He married Mary E. Coach, the daughter of an East Coast lumberman. Her brothers later owned the Coach Lumber Company in Coos County in the early years of the 20th century. City directories indicate that Leo Cary served as Secretary-Treasurer and General Manager and his wife Mary as President of the Coach Lumber Company for a number of years. Leo was also Vice-President of the Peoples Transportation Company, a steamboat service which ran between Coquille and Myrtle Point, and President of the Kokeel Kanu Klub. He died in 1972 at the age of 92.
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The
house, which is prominently sited on the northwest corner of 1st and Folsom
streets, embodies many of the typical features associated with the Craftsman
style. These include the shallow hipped roof with deep eaves, exposed
rafters and dormers as well as the expansive front porch. A garage located
to the northwest of the subject building appears on a 1915 Sanborn map
and is probably contemporary with the house.