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The Culbertson Widows Home dates from 1873. The street address is 704 East Main. The historical marker in front of the house reads as follows: "Culbertson Widows' Home. William S. Culbertson, wealthy merchant, opened home November 18, 1873, to provide food, clothing, and shelter for town's destitute widows. Home had gas lighting, upstairs closet, and up-to-date kitchen. Residents' lives were structured according to strict rules. Culbertson's will provided support for the home after his death in 1892. Board of Trustees for home was formed 1922; it turned the home into a boardinghouse with a monthly fee in 1947. Because of changing city regulations, the Board closed the home 1971. James Banes was builder of the Italianate structure, which is included in the Mansion Row Historic District, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, 1983."
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