A. Farrington Barber House
House. Contributing, ca. early 1950s.
One-story Minimal Traditional style house with an H-shape floor plan. Wing on the south side. Cross gable roof and a front gable roof over the entry stoop. Brick veneer walls. Central brick chimney with chimney pots. Front door is three-lights within a single solid wood panel. Windows are six-over-six, picture window in front, octagonal windows in front gable ends. Large lot with mature trees, nicely landscaped, lot drops to rear. A. Farrington Barber and Percha M. Barber lived here beginning in 1952. They were the owners of Barber's Book Shop. The Barbers originally lived next doot at 1232 Hyman Avenue. Good condition.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)
Fred Crumbley House
Contributing, ca. 1949.
Vernacular cottage style one-story plus basement house with a side gable roof. Garage wing with a hip roof on the northwest corner is original. Recessed corner entry at the northeast corner, with square posts. Central brick chimney. Windows are six-over-six, with some multi-light picture windows. Front door faces north and is three lights within a solid wood panel. Walls are painted brick veneer. Fred Crumbley was probably the original owner of this house. He was living here from 1949. Good condition.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)
A. F. Barber, Sr. House
Contributing, 1911.
Vernacular style two-story house with front gable roof which was originally more Tudor Revival in appearance. Roof has its original tin covering. Originally, the house had half-timbering on the exterior walls. The Barber family replaced this with brick after World War II. Current exterior wall materials are brick veneer with shingles in the gable ends and in the carport. Front porch enclosed sometime after 1954, and carport added at the same time. Original porch posts and piers remain visible. Original entrance to the house was on the south side. This was enclosed as a bathroom sometime after 1954. Windows are multi-light-and-diamond-pane-over-one. Notable landscaping, low rock wall at front. Original outbuilding appears to be gone. A. F. Barber, Sr. was the original owner of this house, the second built on Hyman Avenue. He was the owner of Barber's Book Shop. Three sons were born while the family lived here: A. F. Barber, Jr. in 1914; Don Barber in 1918; and Jody Barber in 1923. The Barber family remained in the house until at least 1949. Good condition.
(Sanborn maps, city directories, owner, interview with Jody Barber, son of the original owner)
Louise Leeds House
House. Contributing, by 1922.
Bungalow style one and one-half story house with a front gable roof supported by knee braces and shed roof dormers. Full width engaged front porch with square posts on brick piers and a simple balustrade. Walls are the original German siding. Windows are one-over-one with a newer window in the front gable end. Mrs. Louise Leeds lived in this house from 1937 to 1942. From 1943 to 1944 Ira Faulkner, a teller at State Trust Bank, and wife Emma lived here. Oliver Y. Brownlee, USN, and wife Gretchen lived here from 1945 to 1946. Clarence R. Stoner and wife Alice lived here from 1948 to 1949. Good condition.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)
Garage. Non-contributing, after 1954.
One-story front gable building which does not appear on 1954 Sanborn maps.
In April of 2008, homeowner Mark Loescher was doing repairs and, within the glass door of the built-in china cabinet, found the following: signature H.R. Justus, date 9/1917.
V. C. Burrowes House
House. Contributing, by 1911.
Four Square/Classical Revival style two-story house with a hip roof, carport on the north side, and two-story wing on the south side. Screened porch is on the lower level of this wing. Porch details include square columns. Front entry stoop has a pedimented roof covering supported by square posts. Windows are eight-over-one and front door, facing north, is multi-light-over-panel, a possible replacement. Original weatherboard siding. Mrs. Vivian Burrowes lived in this house from at least 1937 to 1944. She was president-treasurer of Burrowes Mortgage Company. From 1945 to 1946 Woodbury Burgess lived here, possibly a renter. Beginning in 1948, Mrs. Margery E. Burrowes, widow of V. C. Burrowes, lived here. Jody Barber noted that the John T. Wilkins family lived in this house, and a good friend of his, Jimmy Burrowes, lived here after the Wilkins. According to Mr. Barber, this was the first house to be built on Hyman Avenue. Good condition.
(Sanborn maps, city directories, interview with Jody Barber)
Garage. Contributing, by 1922.
One-story front gable roof building with original wood siding.