MALONE-OWENBY HOUSE

The Malone-Owenby House is one of Quincy’s finest unaltered examples of Victorian domestic architecture — a quality that makes it especially valuable to historians and architectural enthusiasts who prize authenticity over restoration. Built in 1907 by William Carr for William B. Malone, a descendant of one of Gadsden County’s pioneer families who operated a drug store on the courthouse square, the house has retained its exterior character essentially unchanged for over a century, with original heart pine construction and original glass in the windows.

Architectural highlights include two leaded windows in the two-story bay — one with beautiful beveled glass — and a stained glass window on the stairs designed with opalescent glass. These details reflect the high standard of craftsmanship that characterized Quincy’s most significant residential construction during the tobacco era’s peak years.

The Malone-Owenby House stands as a remarkable time capsule in Quincy’s historic district — a building that has survived over a century with its original character largely intact, offering visitors a genuinely authentic window into the domestic life of prosperous tobacco-era Gadsden County.