Colfax home added to National Historic registry

Once the center of Colfax high society, the 1914 Florence Ferguson house on N. Mill Street was recently listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Ann Marra and Tim Ely are the third owners of the house and have spent much of the past decade enhancing and bringing back some of the original charms built into the unique home.

“In our minds, we are simply stewards with the privilege of enjoying this beautiful house for a time,” said Marra.

The home, a blend of turn-of-the-20th Century architectural designs, is beautifully crafted with double pocket doors in the foyer, a lush Honduran mah...