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Tom and I lived in and loved
this house for 15 years. It was built in 1911 as a builder's model, we think.
So it has lots of "extras," like the extra nice porch bannister and wide
overhangs with decorative brackets. The slate roof is larger than most on the street
because of its extra steep pitch. This gave us plenty of room to make a
"retreat" on the third floor, with a 12-foot peaked ceiling. |
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In winter, with the leaves
gone, on a street cleaning day with no cars, you can see the houses in all their glory. |
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We had a magical garden in
the back. We'd come home, into this garage off the alley, and then we'd walk into
this enchanted space. What a great thing to see at the end of a hard day of work. |
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The front porches all line
up, so you can look down through several of your neighbors' porches to see what's
happening. |
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A favorite pasttime for me
and General Burnside (cat) was lounging on the porch swing, reading the paper. (The
General absorbs the news by sitting on it.) |
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Sometimes the garden was
alive with perennials in bloom. |
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The history of the
neighborhood is closely aligned with that of Holy Name Church at Patterson and Adams, a
half block away. The Schneiders, a large family that used to live at number 69, were
faithful members of that church. One of them grew up to be a priest. He
recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of his priesthood. |
| stay tuned . . . more to
come later. |
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