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735 Fifth Avenue West

Mary Penland House

Contributing, ca. 1890.
Two-story I-house with rear addition. Central hall plan with side gable roof. Original weatherboard siding. Attached front porch with square posts and 2x2 balustrade. Windows are six-over-one; door is single light over panel. Mrs. Mary Penland, widow of Marion P. Penland, lived here from 1937 to at least 1951. According to current owner, the house was used early in its time as a place to grow herbs for the local hospital.
(Sanborn maps, city directories, owner)

Historic District
West Side