Ambrose Baber House
- Also Known As: Riverside Clinic
- Address: 577 - 587 Walnut St
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1830/00/00 | Dr Ambrose Baber | Home | The Baber House is built in the Federal style as a residence and office for Dr Ambrose Baber, 1829-1830. Dr Baber will occupy the home until 1841. | |||
| 1841/00/00 | John Basil Lamar | Home | Col John Basil Lamar, a prominent Maconite, buys the Baber residence. | |||
| 1862/10/00 | Mary Ann Lamar Cobb | Home | Mrs Howell Cobb, sister of John Basil Lamar, inherits his residence upon his death at the battle of Crampton's Gap. | |||
| 1863/00/00 | Howell Cobb | Home | Mary Ann Lamar and Howell Cobb make a home on Walnut Street. | |||
| 1874/00/00 | Virginia Hopson buys the Lamar Cobb House. | |||||
| 1900/00/00 | The Guttenberger family will occupy the Lamar Cobb House until is becomes the Clinic Hospital. | |||||
| 1929/00/00 | The house becomes the Clinic Hospital. The original steps are replaced by a stoop with a fan-lighted doorway. Some of the original iron railing and fencing with anthemium and Greek key motifs are used at the entrance and the wing add in the 1930s. |
| Particulars for Ambrose Baber House: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Architectural Style | Early republic |
| Criteria | Person |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Area of Significance | Social History |
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