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Maple Street

844 Fourth Avenue West

Ernest Dodge House

Non-contributing, ca. 1954.
One and one-half story Minimal Traditional house with a side gable roof and shed roof dormer. Attached garage at west side. Aluminum siding. Large interior brick chimney; multi-light casement windows; solid door with strap hinges appears original. Letter from a neighbor notes that Erle Stillwell designed this house.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)

837 Fourth Avenue West

Ralph Orr House

House. Contributing, ca. 1925.
One-story Spanish Colonial Revival house with a shallow hip roof and exposed rafter ends. Hollow clay tile construction and stucco walls. Engaged porch with a shed roof bay projecting to the west. Arched openings and solid balustrade. Eight-over-one windows and modern door. Ralph and Bernice Orr lived here from 1937 to 1946. Orr worked at Automotive Machine Company. Ethelbert and Elinor King lived here from 1948 to 1949. Clyde Mansell lived here from 1950 to 1951.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)

Storage building. Non-contributing, ca. 1955.
One-story storage building with front gable roof.

832 Fourth Avenue West

Cecil F. Stonecipher House

Contributing, 1926.
Two-story Colonial Revival house with some changes from the original design. Historic photos indicate that the original one-story entry portico was replaced by the current monumental portico and widow's walk. Garage to the west and the one-story wing connecting it to the original section were added. Two-story wing on the east replaces a one-story sunroom wing, as seen in historic photos. All additions were made ca. 1950. Original section is German siding; additions are painted brick. Side gable roof, interior and exterior end chimneys. Original six-over-one windows; modern door. Large level lot. Cecil F. Stonecipher and wife Blenda built this house and lived here until at least 1951. Stonecipher was a salesman and an accountant. House remains in the family, owned by the daughter.
(Sanborn maps, city directories, historic photos, owner)

830 Fourth Avenue West

Oscar Latt House

House. Contributing, 1930.
Two and one-half story Craftsman bungalow with some Colonial Revival features. Cross gable roof with wide eaves, curved rafter ends, hip roof at rear. Striated tan brick veneer walls. Attached front porch has cut granite steps, brick posts and piers, solid brick balustrade with cut granite caps. Sunroom at first floor, northeast corner; arched window in front gable end; second story balcony at northeast corner. Exterior end chimney with shoulders on west side. One-over-one windows; single-light-over-panel front door with fanlight. Semi-circular sidewalk at front is original. Built by Oscar and Hilda Latt, grandparents of the current owner. It was sold out of the family in the 1940s, but was purchased back into the family by the current owner in 1990. House appears to be architect-designed, but it is currently undocumented.
(Sanborn maps, city directories, historic photos filed with #201, owner)

Garage. Contributing, 1930.
One-story tan brick, front gable, two-bay garage. Multi-light-over-panels garage doors.

829 Fourth Avenue West

House. Non-contributing, 1960s.
One-story Ranch house with hip roof, central chimney, modern doors and windows.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)