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Log cabins of Garden Home

Posted on October 31, 2017 by GHHP

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 →

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CENTURY HOMES: Sasha Kaplan and Matt Miner

Posted on July 16, 2016 by GHHP

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 →

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CENTURY HOMES: Pat and Andy Dignan

Posted on July 11, 2016 by GHHP

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 →

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CENTURY HOMES: Tom and Catherine Lekas

Posted on July 7, 2016 by GHHP

[Editor: Thomas Lekas passed in 2023. Read the obituary for Thomas 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 … Continue reading →

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Stanley Marugg

Posted on October 30, 2015 by GHHP

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 →

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