This 7" x 9.5" black and white photograph shows the trim, two-story brick house that is the residence of the gardener for Westfield Acres, the estate of Frank and Jessie Fowler at 1217 North Nye Avenue in Fremont, Nebraska. The home, which is located on the Fowlers' estate, has a minimum of white trim, perhaps in an effort not to compete with the appearance of the Fowlers' own home. The white trim does include the gables with returning eaves, the concealed rain gutters, the window surrounds, and the simple porch railing. Additional trim is created by use of the building brick as seen in the relief work at the corners of the dwelling and on the curved window tops. A brick arch also creates an entrance to the home's front porch. The structure has a brick foundation and a basement. The roof is tiled and downspouts for rain are painted to blend with the brick walls. A concrete sidewalk leads to the front entrance through a lawn that has been carefully mowed. Floral plantings are visible at the left of the house, and a few trees stand in front of the house. Wooden plank fencing is seen behind the house.
The 16 acre property at 1217 Nye Avenue in Fremont, Nebraska, was purchased by Frank Fowler from Edward Blewett in 1903. The former Blewett residence was drastically remodeled into a 32 room mansion while the surrounding grounds were transformed to include the stable, a poultry house and a gardener's residence. The architect secured for the major building project was Alfred C. Clas of Ferry and Clas, architects of the 1893 World's Fair. The estate was razed in 1958.
