Gillet-Dininny-Lattimer House, Wall Street, Addison, New York

I had fancy plans for this fancy house. This 1849 Victorian is the best kind of Christmas gingerbread house. Its leaded glass windows and lacy Gothic trim inspire all kinds of decorating sugarplum visions. 

Fortunately for me, it also offers a fresh and clean canvas to kick off a brand new year.

The simple interiors really draw attention to the ornate plasterwork and marble fireplace surround.

The dining room also gives us some design cues for the rest of the house.

So, when it comes to a possible kitchen refresh, instead of decking it with boughs of holly, 

I would layer on quatrefoil and Gothic arch designs instead:

{Studio Duggan}

The breakfast nook would get that snowy-white paint treatment of the living room and go from this...

to this:

{Blooming Ivy Lane}

Finally, the family room would get some attention as well:

If it were mine, I'd bring in a mix of old-world antiques and more white paint to give it a fresh new start.

{Lucas/Eilers}

My fancy plans are still fancy, just maybe a little less sparkly than they were a month ago.

Upstairs are five bedrooms and two bathrooms. The house has 3,352 square feet.

A new addition at the rear of the house serves as a guest/rental space. It includes another bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen.

The property also includes a charming barn now known as the detached two car garage.

There's also an in-ground pool and storage building.

As you may have guessed by its historically complex name, the Gillette-Dininny-Lattimer House is part of a historic district.

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The house was reportedly built for Charles Gillet (also spelled as Gillette) (1840-1908), even though he would have only been nine years old at the time. He served in the Union Army, and later as Addison's postmaster and as a U.S. Representative. After the war, he also joined another prominent citizen to head the  Sash, Door, and Blind Factory.

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Eventually the house was owned by lawyer Ferral C. Dinniny (1818-1901). Conveniently, his brother John lived right next door:

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The John Dinniny house overlooks the 1859 Church of the Redeemer and has served as the Flint Funeral Home since 1942.

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According to the National Register, the house was bought in 1871 by banker Solomon V. Lattimer (1818-1902). His son E.W. Lattimer's house is also in the Maple Street Historic District, and was built that same year.

E.W. must have desired to carve his own path and live distinctly differently from his parents. No fancy Gothic gingerbread dreams for him. New Year, new start.

If you have sugarplum visions for the Gillet-Dininny-Lattimer house, the Old House Dreams listing is here.