duBignon-Cate House, ca. 1890

Built by the duBignon family, this house is a typical Folk Victorian structure, with what was probably an original first story porch and an applied second story porch. The "gingerbread" ornamentation on the porches became readily available in the late nineteenth century when the invention ofthe jig and scrollsaws simplified production. Delicately beautiful and relatively inexpensive, this embellishment was widely used in both new construction and remodeling projects.