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LOUIS G. HURD--1245 GROVE TERRACE. Louis | [[File:noon6.png|250px|thumb|left|The original home. Photo courtesy: West Eleventh Street Historic District Photographic Supplement]] | ||
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[[File:noon2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|]]LOUIS G. HURD--1245 GROVE TERRACE. [[HURD, Louis G.|Louis G. HURD]] purchased the property for this home on August 27, 1886 for $500. He had a three-story home constructed with the intention of making the top floor into a ballroom. This was never completed, however, before his death. | |||
In the 1930s the second floor was removed, the third floor was dropped down and the home was converted into a duplex. The wood removed was used to construct a home on Mullen Street. | In the 1930s the second floor was removed, the third floor was dropped down and the home was converted into a duplex. The wood removed was used to construct a home on Mullen Street. | ||
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1996 "Tour | 1996 "House Tour" brochure of the Old House Enthusiasts | ||
[[Category: Homes]] | [[Category: Homes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:29, 5 December 2019
LOUIS G. HURD--1245 GROVE TERRACE. Louis G. HURD purchased the property for this home on August 27, 1886 for $500. He had a three-story home constructed with the intention of making the top floor into a ballroom. This was never completed, however, before his death.
In the 1930s the second floor was removed, the third floor was dropped down and the home was converted into a duplex. The wood removed was used to construct a home on Mullen Street.
The home was purchased in 1985 and return to a single-family residence.
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1996 "House Tour" brochure of the Old House Enthusiasts