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Category Archives: Homes
Arranmore Development
The Arranmore development of family homes is entered off of Oleson Road just south of Vermont and the Montclair Grade School at the west end of the Vermont. The following is an excerpt from an excellent history of the development … Continue reading
Log cabins of Garden Home
There are several log cabins in Garden Home: Fogelbo (Foglequist residence) on SW Oleson Road Stefanicgrimbso residence on SW Garden Home Road George residence on SW 87th Avenue Two on (or near) SW Florence Lane (which we have not yet … Continue reading
Posted in Homes, Places
Tagged Fogelbo, Fogelquist, George, log cabin, Stefanicgrimsbo
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CENTURY HOMES: Sasha Kaplan and Matt Miner
Address: SW 76th Avenue Originally Built: 1910 Original Owners: Margaret and Peter Bettendorf Built in 1910, this house would qualify as an example of a suburban home built for a family at the turn of the century. It is a … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Homes, News, People
Tagged Bettendorf, Century Homes, event, Kaplan, Miner, SW 76th Ave
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CENTURY HOMES: Pat and Andy Dignan
Address: SW Hunt Club Lane Originally Built: 1911 Original Owners: F.A. Martin Built in 1911, the Craftsman style house was one of four original homes built in what is now known as the Hunt Club area. Once a center of … Continue reading
CENTURY HOMES: Tom and Catherine Lekas
Address: SW Hunt Club Lane Originally Built: 1910 Original Owners: Ambrose & May Warden Cronin The most recent home to be designated as a Century Home was the home of Catherine and Tom Lekas. This house was built for an … Continue reading
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Tagged Century Homes, Cronin, event, Hunt Club, Jacobberger, Lekas, News
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Stanley Marugg
The old Marugg hay barn, off of south Oleson Road, was the local hang-out for Garden Home kids in the 1930s and 1940s. Hay bales could be pulled around and stacked into all sorts of forts and tunnels. Joanne Day … Continue reading
Posted in Dairies, Homes, People
Tagged dairy, Marugg, Milk Route, Navy, Switzerland, Titanic
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Partlow-Kickbusch Home
[Update April 2017: the home has been demolished to make way for a new set of homes.] This history was written by Louise Jones, based on phone conversations with Diann (Dede) Lynn Partlow Porcelli, in response to queries regarding the … Continue reading
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Tagged Gabriel, Jones, Kickbusch, Partlow, Stott, SW 77th Ave, SW 78th Ave
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Rummer Homes
By Stan Houseman My wife, Susan, and I live in a Rummer-built home coming up on our 9 year anniversary. Our prior home was also built in the early 60s and was also a one story Mid Century Modern home. … Continue reading
Judy George
7625 SW 87th Avenue (Westgard Ave.) Judy lives in the oldest house on the portion of 87th going south to Alden from Garden Home Road. Judy agrees with the County records which state that the home was built in 1900. … Continue reading