Kleber – Jennings House – Summit

145 910 Summit Avenue [NR*], Kleber – Jennings House, c. 1906; c. late 1920s. This one and one-half story bungalow residence was first occupied by Kleber V Jennings, a banker and the eldest son of attorney and civic leader Hyde Jennings. The property is located in the Jennings West Addition which was platted by Hyde Jennings. Kleber V Jennings and his wife Cora Daggett Jennings lived here until 1926 when Mary Kuhen moved in. Mrs. Kuhen, a widow, lived here with her adult children. Her son, Joseph M. Kuhen, ran Kuhen’s garage downtown. He purchased the house in 1944 and continued to live here through the late 1980s. The house is distinguished by a gallery-like porch which wraps around two sides of the structure. The hip-roofed upper story room is an addition, possibly dating from the late 1920s when the Kuhens occupied the property. In 1991 the house, still owned by descendants of the Kuhen family, was vacant and for sale. The house is potentially eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.

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