Bickford House Features

The Bickford House is positioned on a corner lot with the front facing due east. The exterior is suggestive of the Tudor style, while in the built-in interior wood fixtures are true to the Craftsmen style of the day.

Spacious Rooms
The main floor opens into three main rooms: the main living room, the parlor with fireplace, and the dining room. The kitchen is also on the main floor. The 9 foot ceilings, along with the large room sizes, create a sense of open space. The layout of the rooms flow and connect. This sense of flow rises up the stairs to an open landing on the second floor. Three bedrooms and a main bathroom are on the second floor. The master bedroom is approximately 400 square feet designed with symetrical his and her closets in the eastern corners of the room.

Unique Characteristics
Upon walking into the house from the Jackson Street entrance, the spacious foyer rises up to reveal a built-in wooden bench that is a 'secret' storage space. Built-in shelves are on the second floor landing. Inside of the master bedroom closets are extra storage spaces that open up into the eaves—they have the sense of being 'passages into Narnia'. The sunroom off the back of the house also contains a unique storage space. In the basement there is a "fruit room" which could be converted into a wine cellar. The dining room is accented by the presence of a wide and long window seat from which the enormous magnolia tree can be seen. A curiously placed half-bathroom is off the Jackson Street entry that connects to the basement stairs. Beautiful cast iron radiators are present in many of the rooms. Decorative glass windows are located in the half-bathroom and parlor.

• Built-in bench with storage area
• 'Passages to Narnia' in masterbedroom closets
• Sunroom storage space
• Fruit room in basement (potential wine cellar)
• Dining room window seat
• Huge magnolia tree
• Curiously placed half-bathroom
• Cast iron radiators
• Decorative glass windows

Beautiful Woodwork
The glory of the interior is found within the hardwood floors throughout the house (kitchen and bathrooms are tile). The doorways are framed in brilliant maple/oak boards of tight grain. The hardwood floors feature boards up to 20 feet in length.

Preserving History
It was the intention of the owners to increase awareness of the historical significance and importance of the Bickford House to the Centralia community, as well as nationally. However, best intentions sometimes are not realized. It is the hope that the next owner will have the time and means to submit the application to have the house placed upon The National Register of Historic Places, and will seek to have the house recognized and included in the annual tour of historic homes. Naturally, maintaining and preserving this unique home and its extraordinary features would be the intention of any future owner.