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These are homes that have been recognized by the Historical Society’s Historic Home Program.
This home was built in the late 1800’s. The roof has two sloped sides that meet at a center ridge. The triangular ends of the walls on the other two […]
The Charles “Coffee” & Selma Johnson House Read More »
This Tudor Revival home includes features typical of this style including a rectangular floor plan, steep roof with a tall chimney, brick siding, windows with multiple panes, and a brick
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This Queen Anne home is located on a large lot in the Prince Subdivision. It is named the for the first owners of the house, Frank and Ann Keiser. This
The Frank and Ann Keiser House Read More »
The older part of this home is a 2 story Gable Front house. A one story addition was added to the east side of the original 2 story house circa
The Austin & Betsey Pye House Read More »
This Dutch Colonial home features is a two story building with a gambrel roof. Siding is wood clapboard on the upper half of the house with stone on the lower
The Jacob and Dorothy Schless House Read More »
This brick home is on land originally owned by Marshall Field. The land was offered sale by Harvey W. Branigar, residential builder. The house was accepted in the Historic Home Program
The Charles and Suzanne Enge House Read More »
Built circa 1926, this Historic Home was on the Sears Home list for a long time. It was thought to be a Sears Puritan Kit Home. Upon inspection of the
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The home at 1240 Gilbert is identified as a Dutch Colonial and was built circa 1925. Dutch Colonial is a style of domestic architecture, primarily characterized by gambrel roofs having
Built circa 1893, this Historic Home is a Queen Anne style home. Notable Queen Anne features of the home are wood shingles in the front gable on the 3rd floor
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Built circa 1915 by Orlando Edward F. & Anna Hecht, this home is an excellent example of an American Foursquare. A typical Foursquare has a rectangular footprint, a hip roof
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