He secured a sugar beet factory for the town, organized the local school district, and served as postmaster and one of the first town trustees.  Eaton also took an interest in his father’s agricultural pursuits, overseeing many area farms and irrigation projects.  The Eaton House was the town’s first two-story brick residence and is the oldest, largest, and least altered example of the Queen Anne style in Eaton.  The house displays representative elements in its asymmetrical massing, variety of construction materials (brick, stone and decorative shingles), and steeply pitched roof with complex forms.