The first listing of this house in the city directories occurs in 1925, for R. Edward Lyons, a salesman. Its composition — a two-story hipped block with full roof-terraced porch suggests an earlier date of construction. It forms part of a group of substantial houses along this stretch of the street. The Lyons House is … Read more
Masonry construction combines with painted brick and original asbestos siding in this Minimal Traditional styled home. Massing reflects influence of the preceding Tudor Revival with a lowered, more modest roofline and symmetrical façade punctuated by only a minimal gable projection over the front door, supported by wrought-iron and covering a small stoop.
Constructed in 1919, the design of this two-story stucco-clad residence was inspired by the Prairie Style houses of Frank Lloyd Wright, which incorporated shallow-pitched hipped roofs with wide overhangs. Reputedly, it was built by its first owner, Ellis H. Boyd, part owner of a motor company and oil well manufacturing company in the 1920s. With … Read more
This two-story brick veneer house first occurs in city directories in 1925 as the residence of Herman L. Holbrook, an oil operator. Mark McGee, an attorney who later became a judge, resided here from 1927 through the 1950s. The house is similar to 2320 Mistletoe Blvd. The Holbrook-McGee House is a contributing resource in the … Read more
Reflecting the Craftsman Style popular in the early 20th century, this home’s decorative gable-end, eave brackets, exposed rafter tails, slightly exterior brick chimney, gable-end vent and sturdy brick columns supporting the side-gable front and porch reveal the signals of “honest bones” construction common to the style of this brick masonry home. The painted exterior is … Read more
This two-story brick Prairie Style house was built c. 1918 for J. P. Millican, president of the J. P. Millican Printing & Advertising Co. The overhanging hipped roof is characteristic of the style. It is unaltered on the exterior except for a partially enclosed sleeping porch. The Millican House is a contributing resource in the … Read more
Built in 1946, the Hobbs House is a late example of the Moderne Style house. It is essentially a hard-edged stuccoed box which makes remarkably few concessions to ornament and none to tradition. Its first owner was William T. Hobbs, a dealer in used trucks and trailers. The house has received a one-story garage addition … Read more
Slight in its reveal against the façade, the exterior chimney appears to flow upwards from a wide base through the eave and burst in its true breadth and depth above the projecting gable roof of this higher style Craftsman home. Strong, square brick columns carry the projecting brackets and rafter tails across the front entrance … Read more
This two-story residence was built in 1933 by contractor Odell Moore for Dr. Dewitt Neighbors. The whitewashed brick walls and combination hipped and gabled roofs evoke medieval architecture of Norman France. Dr. Neighbors, a general practitioner, resided here until c. 1960. The Neighbors House is a contributing resource in the Mistletoe Heights Historic District.
This two-story red brick house has an overhanging hipped roof and full front porch supported by pierced brick piers. The porch extends to become a porte-cochere to the east. The house was built c. 1918 for Percy C. Garrett, owner of a downtown automobile agency. The Garrett House is a contributing resource in the Mistletoe … Read more
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