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307 Alder Street " Christian Lehnherr House " This home is the oldest known dwelling in Myrtle Point. Constructed in about 1860, it was one of the homes in what was to have been the town of Meyersville. Fanny (Lehnherr) Dixon wrote in her diaries that her father, Christian Lehnherr, selected this house as the family house when he purchased Ephraim E. Catching's donation land claim. Chris later had Meyersville re-platted and it became known as Myrtle Point. This house originally stood on the south side of Ash street, between Third and Fourth, but was moved to Alder Street. This house has been extensively remodeled, however, under all the siding the original house structure still remains. The original walls are two 1x12" boards, one set running horizontally, the other vertically. This leaves no interior wall space for running electrical wiring or insulation but with all of the additional layers of siding, the house is reported to be very weather-tight today. |
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