House Histories [ Grove Avenue ]
Grove Avenue
102 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lots 14-16, Block 4 Old Lots 38-9, Block A |
| Name | |
| Built | Structure on site by 1935 Assessment records indicate 1955 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | John P. (or B?) Davis, 1911 (Cert #776) Charles E Becraft, 1922 (#1070) to at least 1946 J. Herbert & L. W. Becraft (liber 2878 folio 515) Laura W. Thompson, 22 September 1967 (liber 3666 folio 366) James R. & M. B. Jacocks, 18 November 1982 (liber 5963 folio 362) |
| Remarks | House on lot 15. Appears in assessment records as Lot 15 Block 4. Davis was Association President in 1906. In 1895 he was partner in Davis & Turner Coal Co, with Albert B. Turner, at 2013 L Street NW; house at 1520 3rd Street NW. Assessment records indicate building permit 3747 11 January 1968; building permit #5994 9 May 1968. |
| Sources | House Number Plat, 1935; Register of Stock Certificates; D.C. Directory; Becraft letter, Land Records, Town Archives; Assessment records; 1946 tax list; Town records; County tax records. |
103 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lots 1-2, Block 7 Old Lots 1-2, Block B |
| Name | Holly |
| Built | by 1885 (c.1883-5) |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Sarah C & Norman A Reid, 1888 (#35); Deeds JA11:253 & 256, JA38:108) James Walter Duvall, 1903 (#630; Deed TD 27:193) Clyde D. Garrett, 1916 (#969) Samuel H. & Sallie L. Walker, 1929 (#1138; liber 498 folio 77) Henry & Grace Becraft, 1931 (#1157; liber 518 folio 319) Walter M. & Ethel B. Spellman, 1942 (liber 887 folio 333) Edward Hogan, 1946 (liber 1046 folio 66) Elmer & Alissa Warnke, 1950 (liber 1461 folio 187) Robert B. Myers, 1956 (liber 2210 folio 252) Thomas H. & Betty B. Watson, 13 August 1976 (liber 4827 folio 462) Jay & Evelyn Bowersox, 1987 |
| Remarks | One of the first 10 houses built outside the Circle. Duval died in DC, will dated 2-17-16 (20:149). Henry Becraft bought houses in the Grove to renovate and sell them for profit. House converted to year-round use by the Becrafts who also installed fishpond and dug out the house's cellar. The Spellmans ran a store for many years (formerly owned by Mrs. Spellman's family-Burns?)--later taken over by Hershey. (See 103 Grove Avenue for more on Hershey's store.) The name Holly was given to the house before street numbers were used. The Myers built the screened side porch, enclosed front porch into small narrow room, converted storage room into first-floor bedroom and installed first-floor bath. |
| Sources | Edwards, 90-91, 116, 202; Page Milburn, 11; Record of Leases, 1883-1906; 1886 Plat of Grove Ave; Edwards House History Worksheet; Jay Bowersox Report, 4-30-1990; Assessment records; 1946 tax list. |
105 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 3, Block 7 Old Lot 3, Block B |
| Name | |
| Built | Assessment records indicate 1897 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | [Thomas Somerville, original owner, pre-1886? (Cert #435) [Christina Somerville, 1900 (#546) [Laura Hiller, 1902 (#593)] Elizabeth A. Teepe, 1906 (#684) William T. Teepe, 1922 (#1073) William T. & Blanche [or Elizabeth K.] Teepe, 1923 to post-1946 (#1075) Blanche K. & E. A. Teepe (liber 2190 folio 83) Peter M. & Elizabeth M. McMahon, 1984 |
| Remarks | Moved in 1906 to present site from the yard of 413 Grove Avenue by the Teepes who then remodeled the house. Wm. T. Teepe served as Chief Clerk for the DC Government Purchasing Division. He retired after 50 years of service. His wife was born Koontz, family lived at 1 the Circle. |
| Sources | Edwards, 203, 207; Record of Leases, 1883-1906; 1886 plat of Grove Ave; County Tax Records; Assessment records; 1946 tax list; Shantz p. 74. |
107 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 4 & pt 5, Block 7 Old Lot 4, Block B |
| Name | |
| Built | c. 1885? |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | W. B. Jackson, 1886 (#143) - original owner Dr Ephraim C. Merriam, 1893 (#355,356) Arthur C. Merriam, 1893 (#356) Helen W. Merriam, 1896 (#492) Walter B. & Susie E. Hoofnagle, 1911 (#808) Lois H. Meirs & R. H. Robertson, by 1946 John & Phyllis Pentecost Celia Mohn & Fred Campbell, 1987 Ed & Judy Mroczka, 2 July 1993 |
| Remarks | Possibly moved from the Circle area. Acc to Edwards, moved to this site after 1893, pre-1907. The front door of the cottage was blistered in the 1907 fire of the Huntley cottage (formerly 108 Grove Ave). Meirs & Robertson lived at 3515 Hartford Place, DC. |
| Sources | 1886 plat of Grove Ave; Edwards, 206; Edwards House History Worksheet; County Tax Records; 1946 tax list; Town records. |
108 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lots 17 & 18, Block 4 Old Lots 35 & 36, Block A |
| Name | |
| Built | 1908 |
| Built by | Designed by the architect of the Capitol. Constructed by sub-contractor for Union Station. |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Rev E D & Amelia H. Huntley, 1897 (#507) Amelia H. Huntley, 1909 (#507) Margaretta D Wilmann, 1910 (771) Carl A. Loeffler, 1914 (#936) R C Tull, by 1938 Everett B. & Helen Becraft Bean, by 1946 to at least 1975 (liber 900 folio 451) Edward A & N G Helme, 3 April 1984 (liber 6359 folio 547) |
| Remarks | Design of cottage said to exhibit influence of railroad station design. Site of the Huntley cottage which burned in 1907. Loeffler was a Senate staff member 1910-1940s; during his ownership, the present cottage was rumored to host dignitaries including Sen. Warren G. Harding. |
| Sources | Edwards, 281; Shantz, 69, 89; NR form; tax records c. 1989; Assessment records; Town correspondence 11 June 1938; 1946 tax list; Town records; County tax records. Register of Stock Certificates. |
108 Grove Avenue |
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| Name | |
| Built | |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Dr. E.D. Huntley |
| Remarks | Burned on December 15, 1907. The fire, which started at this house, damaged three others. |
| Sources | Edwards, 206. |
110 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lots 19 & 20, Block 4 Old Lot 34 & 35, Block A |
| Name | The Parsonage (1928-1965) |
| Built | 1902 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | L Cabell Williamson, 1902 (#585) Mary C Williamson, 1924 (#1090) Trustees, Washington Grove Methodist Episcopal Church, 1928 (#1125) (liber 3026 folio 46) Benjamin & S. H. Ocampo, 22 March 1965 (liber 3336 folio 633); 30 March 1970 (liber 3950 folio 8) Herbert E. Kahler, 14 July 1970 (liber 3979 folio 736) Herbert E. & L. B. Kahler, 14 August 1978 (liber 5188 folio 413) John A McClelland, 11 March 1988 (liber 8185 folio 89) |
| Remarks | One side of house badly scorched in 1907 fire which destroyed 108 Grove Avenue. Attic still said to have charred wood. Building permit #094479 issued. Williamson, an attorney, applied to the Association for a permit to build the house in July 1902. Cottage used as a parsonage by Washington Grove Methodist Episcopal Church during its ownership. Lot owned by Matthew G Emery, 1894 (#392, 393); S S Henkle, 1894 (#432) M G Emery, c1898 (#530). |
| Sources | Edwards, 206; Edwards House History Worksheet; tax records; Assessment records; Association minutes 19 July 1902; Board of Trustees resolution 14 September 1931. Register of Stock Certificates. |
111 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 6 pt 5, Block 7 Old Lots 5 & 6, Block B |
| Name | |
| Built | by 1885 (c. 1883-5) Assessment records indicate 1895 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | R. B. Dietrick, original owner of Lot 6 (Cert #12; Deed JA 19:392) Elias J. Hill, 1893 (Lot 6:Cert #319; Deed JA 36:469) William K. Hill, 1895 (#455) Percy S. Foster, 1902 (Lot 6-#595), 1905 (Lot 5:#658) L. Cabell Williamson, 1914 (Lots 5 & 6:#888 & 889) Henry G. Milans, 1917 (#990) Dr. James M. & Ann Hundley, c. 1940 to 1960s Joe B. & M. P. Work (liber 2695 folio 428) Martin R. & S. C. Booska, 19 May 1980 (liber 5520 folio 775) Alan B Cutter, 1991 Gail Littlefield, 5-311995 |
| Remarks | Hundley was US Assistant Surgeon General and later Executive Director of the American Heart Association. The Hundleys removed rear 2nd story servants quarters c1952 and enclosed the front side porch for a study. Percy Foster owned and operated the "Percy S. Foster Piano Company" at Foster Bldg, 1330 G St. by 1911. |
| Sources | Edwards, 91, 191, 196, 206; Shantz, 79; 1886 Plat of Grove Ave; Record of Leases, 1883-1906; Edwards House History Worksheet; County Tax Records; Assessment records. 1911 Chautauqua booklet. Register of Stock Certificates. |
112 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 21, Block 4 Old Lot 34, Block A |
| Name | Zo-Mar |
| Built | Located on this site c1887 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Emery, on 1886 plat but no stock. Benjamin H. Steinmentz, c. 1889 (#177, #193) William A. Posey, c. 1903 (#624) Raymond F. Crist, 27 May 1907 (#693) Clarence F. Welch, 21 February 1920 (#1011) Laura Poole Wadsworth, 21 February 1920 (#1102) Zoe Wadsworth, by 1946 through 1979 (liber 956 folio 362) Robert A. & M. H. Kimmich Jr, 4 June 1980 (liber 5527 folio 614) Michael Page & Sally Mansfield |
| Remarks | May have been Maj. Thomas P. Morgan's 14x30 cottage which formerly stood on the Circle (Lot 3, Section A-now part of land connected with 2 the Circle). See also 114 Grove Avenue. There had been a spring in the back corner, near the current garage. A well, 27 feet deep and containing six feet of water, exists under the back porch; believed to have been used for house water supply as an old electrical box is nearby. May be the Steinmentz Cottage described in Association minutes of 30 June 1903 as having unsanitary gutter, privy and cesspool at its rear. Building permit 010844 issued 8 April 1981. |
| Sources | Edwards, 90; Shantz, 47; NR form; 1886 plat of Grove Ave; tax records; photograph given to Kimmich by Mrs. Shattuck (Zoe's sister) and since given to Heritage Committee; Assessment records; Registry of Stock Certificates; Assciation minutes 30 June 1903 p. 317; 1946 tax list. |
113 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lots 7 & 8, Block 7 Old Lot 8, Block B |
| Name | |
| Built | c. 1882-84 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Dr. William J. Sibley (#129) original owner Hiram W. Brelsford, 30 August 1890 (lot 7 #203) lease JA20:296 M. D. Peck, c. 1892 (lot 7 #300) lease JA22:224; c. 1900 (lot 8 #537) Maggie H. Peck, 19 January 1903 (lots 7-8 #605) M/M J. Walter Duvall, 1916 (#957, 698) Margaret Helen Duvall, 5 May 1920 (#1022) Maurice & Della Browning, 26 September 1921 (#1060) Augusta W. Weaver, 2 August 1888 (JA 11: 115) Elizabeth W. & H. F. Shattuck (liber 2819 folio 184) Donald E. & Birgit Henninger, 29 July 1980 (liber 5551 folio 52) |
| Remarks | House on lot 7. One of the first four cottages on Grove Avenue; in 1890, William J. Sibley lived at 1327 L Street NW. In 1890 William W. S. Dyre protested transfer of ownership of cottage to to Peck, claiming he owned it, having paid Mrs. Weaver $125 for it. |
| Sources | Edwards, p. 91; DC City Directory; 1886 Plat of Grove Avenue; Record of Leases, 1883-1906; County Tax Records; Dyre correspondence 29 April 1890; Association records; Subject file "complaints"; Lang subdivision plan 1886 (Edwards p. 105); Register of Stock Certificates. |
114 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 22, Block 4 Old Lot 33, Block A |
| Name | |
| Built | c. 1900-30 (pre-1935) Assessment records indicate 1895 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Major Thomas P. Morgan, early as 1886 to post-1893 [no stock] Philip C. & R. A. Adams, (liber 2911 folio 142) |
| Remarks | As a child, Morgan was adopted by an uncle who lived in Montgomery County and worked as an apprentice in Flodoardo Howard's apothecary. Morgan was a partner in Zug & Co. contractors, of D.C. See newspaper article-Chief of Police. He was included in the Washington Elite List, 1888, residing at 1341 Q Street NW. Also owned Temple Heights, an estate on Florida Avenue where he once lived. |
| Sources | Edwards, 90; House Number Plat, 1935; 1886 plat of Grove Ave; D.C. Directory, 1873; Washington Elite List (Blue Book) 1888; Star 1-28-1934 & 5-19-1935; tax records; Assessment records; Register of Stock Certificates. |
117 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lots 9 & 10, Block 7 Old Lot 10, Block B |
| Name | |
| Built | Assessment records indicate 1890 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | John T. Mitchell, 1888 (lot 10 #147) Dr. Frederick S. Ritter Jr, 1888 (JA11:336); 1889 (lot 10 #170B) Henrietta F. Ritter, 1890 (lot 9 #224) F. W. Ritter Jr., 1913 (lot 9 #841) Hon. Gilbert P. Ritter, 1937 (liber 668 folio 473) Henry V. & Louise B. Sanderson, 194? Harry Helms R. C. Haskett Brian T. C. & C. W. Davis (liber 3003 folio 44) Luther O. Foster, non-sale transfer 12 January 1965 (liber 3314 folio 300) Frederick E. & D. G. Tippens, 9 March 1965 (liber 3404 folio 444) |
| Remarks | House on lot 10. Mitchell was an active early member. Dr. Ritter was a patent lawyer at McGill Bldg in DC and was elected to Grove's Board of Trustees in 1889. Gilbert Ritter was also a patent attorney, with the DC firm of Ritter, Mechlin & Muir. Assessment records indicate house gutted by fire, only shell remained on 1 February 1965. |
| Sources | Edwards, 140; Phil Edwards notes; 1886 plat of Grove Ave; Edwards House History Worksheet; County Tax Records; Assessment records; Association-Ritter correspondence March 1938. |
118 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 23, 24 & p 25, Block 4 Old Lot 31, Block A |
| Name | |
| Built | c1917 |
| Built by | Major Walker |
| Style | American Foursquare |
| Owner(s) | W. W. Burdette, c. 1885 (lot 23 #71) Isaac R. Hitt, Jr., 5 July 1905 (lot 23 #660) Rosa M. B. Hitt, 15 March 1910 (lots 23-24 #742) Samuel H. Walker, 26 February 1913 (#828) Henry J. & Florine W. Walther, 20 April 1925 (#1103); (liber 3248 folio 51) Bruce W. & L. H. Christ, 22 August 1975 (liber 4679 folio 381) Leila H. (Christ) Keese, non-sale transfer 10 January 1980 (liber 5465 folio 640) |
| Remarks | House on lot 23. Built for Florinete Walther, daughter of Major Walker. House assessed at $4,000 in 1924. Walthers lived at 421 B Street NE in 1946. Lot 24 used to be the only cross-through from Chestnut Avenue to Grove Avenue and the athletic field (1880s) before Oak Street was opened west of Grove Avenue. The lot was also used for recreation: tennis and baseball (c. 1896-1904). Construction of Walther house was protested by Association members who wished to keep the entire 50-foot lot open. After extensive discussion at the 1905 Annual Meeting it was decided to keep the northern part of lot 24 and the southern part of lot 25 for a walkway. Eventuall the Walther fence enclosed all of lot 24, but part of lot 25 stayed open into the 1960s. |
| Sources | Edwards, 207-208; 1886 plat of Grove Ave; 1893 voting list; tax records; Phil Edwards notes; Town Directories; 1946 tax list; Walker letter 15 May 1924 Walker file, Association records; County tax records; Association minutes 1896-1904. |
119 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lots 11 & 12, Block 7 Old Lots 11 & 12, Block A |
| Name | |
| Built | by 1885 (c. 1883-85). |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | H. Clark & Harriet Helms (first) King, by 188 William R. & Mary Redin Woodward, by 1893 Dr. & Mrs. Roger Sears |
| Remarks | Replaced by Keese house |
| Sources | Edwards, 91, 154-5; Shantz, 87; 1886 plat of Grove Ave |
119 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lots 11 & 12, Block 7 Old Lots 11 & 12, Block A |
| Name | |
| Built | by 1885 (c. 1883-85). |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | H. Clark & Harriet Helms (first) King, by 188 William R. & Mary Redin Woodward, by 1893 Dr. & Mrs. Roger Sears |
| Remarks | Replaced by Keese house |
| Sources | Edwards, 91, 154-5; Shantz, 87; 1886 plat of Grove Ave |
122 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 26 & pt 25, Block 4 Old Lots 28 & 29, Block A |
| Name | |
| Built | c. 1883-5 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | J. W. Wade - original George Thomas Woodward, by 1886 (#19) Helen M. Wood, 9 August 1889 (lot 25 #169); 5 July 1905 (lot p 25 #661) Alfred Wood, 1896 (JA 55: 169 & 171); 20 August 1889 (#170) Herbert L. Davis, 15 June 1909 (lots 26, p25 #727) William E. & Jenny B. Wachter, by 1946 Florence B. Hall (liber 1844 folio 512) George C. & E. K. Frantz, 14 October 1964 (liber 3280 folio 193) Nils E. & Margaret M. Erickson, 6 July 1971 (liber 4090 folio 383) |
| Remarks | House appears on 1886 plat. The southern portion of lot 25 was used as a cross-through from 1905 into the early 1960s. Herbert L. Davis was referee and Auditor-in-Charge of the old Supreme Court of the District of Columbia from 1915 to 1931. He was later an instructor at the National University Law School. Mrs. Alfred Wood protested use of adjacent lot (now 118 Grove Avenue) as tennis court and baseball field (1896-1904). |
| Sources | Edwards, p. 91, 207-208; 1886 plat of Grove Avenue; Record of Leases, 1883-1906; tax records; Assessment records; 1946 tax list; Register of Stock Certificates; Shantz p. 75; Association minutes 18 May 1896, 24 June 1896, 1 June 1897 and 12 March 1904. |
123 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 13, Block 7 Old Lot 13, Block B |
| Name | |
| Built | in the 19th c. Assessment records indicate 1895 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Stewart, [no stock, name crossed off 1886 plat] R. H. Willett, original owner (#28) Malcolm B Gordon, 3 February 1900 (#181) (TD 16:7) Edward M. Dulin, 31 July 1913 (#858) Royal A. & Eva M. Rice, pre-1946 Dennis Atwell, by 1946 Virginia E. & Joseph E. Stolz Sr, 1948 (liber 1263 folio 300) |
| Remarks | Atwell lived in Rockville in 1946. |
| Sources | 1886 plat of Grove Ave; County Tax Records; Town Directories; Assessment records. |
124 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lots 27 & 28, Block 4 |
| Name | Pioneer |
| Built | c1881? |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Rev. William Burris (#2) first owner Alva H. Doan, 1883; c. 1888 (#161) Magdalena Doan, 1888 Warren Choate, 1893 (JA 39: 499) Clara M. Houghton, 1893 (#346) (JA 39: 501); 23 January 1899 (lots 27-28 #531-532) "a southern congressman" Charles E. & Gertrude E. McNabb, 6 March 1919 (#997) Charles E. & Elizabeth E. McNabb, 1922 deed; 15 March 1923 (#1077) Charles E. McNabb, 10 September 1923 (#1082) Gabriel B. Linkins, 4 November 1926 (#1109) Robert L. Terrell, 3 October 1927 (#1112) Frank L. & Mable Heller, 26 Februay 1930 (#1146) David Norvell, by 1946 Philip & Pauline Vetter, 1940sthrough at least 1953 B. William & Carol P. Uhlendorf, 1962 (liber 2979 folio 32) Carol P. Uhlendorf, 26 September 1973 (liber 4443 folio 645) |
| Remarks | With former 202 Grove is contender for first cottage on Grove Avenue. Charles McNabb worked for Agriculture Department and had germ phobia. He had screens on all doors (even interior), washed all food brought into the house, and re-baked the bread. Remodeling by Vetter family. Philip Vetter was a cabinet-maker; after he died Pauline Vetter ran a boarding house, renting the three bedrooms and keeping for herself what later became the dining room. For the first year of Uhlendorfs' ownership people would knock on the door wanting to rent a room. Carol Uhlendorf bought out B. Wm. Uhlendorf's interest in the house. When side rooms were added the old roof was left in place, so there a sloping shingled roof comes down to the attic floor under the new roof; a hidden window faces a solid wall about 18 in beyond. |
| Sources | Edwards, 90-91; Shantz, 87; 1922 deed, Land Records, Town Archives; Record of Leases; County Tax Records; Zoe Wadsworth; Pauline Vetter; Carol Uhlendorf; Assessment records; 1946 tax list; 1953 delinquent tax list; Register of Stock Certificates. |
125 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 14, Block 7 Old Lot 14, Block B |
| Name | |
| Built | c. 1900 Assessment records indicate 1895 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Rev W I McKenney, c1886 (#21) Henry L Strang, 1890 (#190) Harry S Welch, 1911 (#794) Gideon M Haynes, 1913 (#835) McLain B & Janet Walker Smith, 1920-post 1933 (1034) Marion L. Weber (liber 1896 folio 466 John S & Irene N Douglass, by 1946 Maria F. Kidd, 16 March 1966 (liber 3480 folio 115) Marion W. Bashor, 19 November 1968 (liber 3810 folio 407) Jennifer & Josephy Yost, 1997 |
| Remarks | Building permit 11248 issued 10 March 1969. In 1991, 3 windows replaced on SE side of house. Kitchen remodeled 1997. |
| Sources | 1886 plat of Grove Ave; County Tax Records; Assessment records. 1946 tax list. Register of Stock Certificates. |
127 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 15, Block 7 Old Lot 15, Block B |
| Name | Cottage-Home |
| Built | c. 1883-5 |
| Built by | |
| Style | Carpenter Gothic |
| Owner(s) | James W. Somerville, by 1885; 1890 (#206) Sarah Hyde Allen, 1891 (#231; JA 25:338) William H [or B] Allen, 1895 (#479); 1898 (TD 4:52) Franklin J & Elizabeth J Foster, 1902 (#600; TD 26:40) William T Marshall, 1912 (#814) Violet Anath Marshall Douglas, 1919 (#1008), 1931 ($1700, 524:175) Donald F. & Linda A. Allnutt, 1946 (liber 1029folio 155) Richard E. & Clare Lise Cavicchi, 1989 (liber 8645folio 265) |
| Remarks | W.T. Marshall was White House librarian. He retired in 1938 after 39 years of service in the White House. Marshall's year round residence was at 1445 Spring Rd, NW, Apt. 102. Donald Allnutt was a farmer before moving to the Grove when he worked at the National Bureau of Standards (NIST) and did handyman jobs around town. (See 6 the Circle file.) |
| Sources | Edwards, 91; Shantz, 68; Donald Allnutt oral history; Cavicchi papers; name signboard; Assessment records. Town corres, 12-22-1953. |
201 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 1, Block 8 Old Lots 17 & 18, Block R |
| Name | Liberty |
| Built | c. 1882-5 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | William A Bearman, pre-1893 (#24) William H H Smith, 1893 (#357), 1894 (TD 2:108) Peter J Valaer, Jr, 1912 (#822) Major Samuel and Sallie Walker, 1929 (#1140) Maxwell Winter Caryl Winter, by 1941 (liber 564 folio 387) Warren and Linda Winter, 1987 to present |
| Remarks | Appears in assessment records as Lot 1 & part 2 Block 8. WHH Smith was founder of WG's Chautauqua. William H H Smith owned Lot 1 in 1894 when Maria Smith owned Lot 2. Peter Valaer taught chemistry at Woodward School for Boys for over 40 years. He served as chief chemist of the IRS's Alcohol Tax Unit and authored the book Wines of the World. |
| Sources | Edwards, 91, 224 & 226; Shantz, 82; Warren Winter oral history; Register of Stock Certificates; Assessment records. Deliquent tax list, 1941. Tax list, 1946. |
202 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lots 10 & 11, Block 5 Old Lots 24 & 25 |
| Name | |
| Built | c. 1947-1950) |
| Built by | Harold Morris for his parents |
| Style | Cape Cod |
| Owner(s) | Dallas E. & Ruby S. Morris, 1975 (liber 1398 folio 438) William F., Doris, Nancy McCullough, 20 July 1977 (liber 4983 folio 472) David Clark & Lee Anne Gelletly, 1985 |
| Remarks | Site of Major Samuel Walker's house ("Service"), built by Hosea B Moulton. |
| Sources | Edwards, 191; Shantz, 40; Town Directories; 1941 Deed, Land Records, Town Archives; 1886 plat of Grove Avenue; County Tax Records; Lee Anne Gelletly, Nancy McCullough |
202 Grove Avenue |
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| Name | |
| Built | 1881 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Dr. Lanahan of foundry Church? (first owner) |
| Remarks | Cost $1,000 to build. With 124 Grove is contender for first cottage built on Grove Avenue. |
| Sources | Edwards, 91 |
202 Grove Avenue Lot 23 |
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| Name | Rest/Service (after 1903) |
| Built | |
| Built by | Hosea or Hosen B. Moulton (first owner) |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Hosea or Hosen B. Moulton (first owner) Major Samuel H. Walker 1903 for $3,000. |
| Remarks | Dismantled: c.1939-40 |
| Sources | Edwards, 90-91, 191-2; Shantz, 40. |
203 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 2 & pt 3, Block 8 Old Lot 18 & pt 19, Block R |
| Name | |
| Built | c. 1902 Assessment records indicate 1915 |
| Built by | Major Samuel H Walker for the Smiths |
| Style | Bungalow |
| Owner(s) | Maria B Smith, 1893 (Lot 2: #358) Charles A & Mary E Smith, 1902 (Lot 3: #582) Peter J Valaer, Jr, 1912 (#822) Samuel H & Sallie A Walker, 1929-1937 (#1140) Janet Walker Smith, by 1946 Norman C. & June Healy (liber 1023 folio 217) Ellsworth M. & Ann K. Briggs, 19 March 1964 (liber 3198 folio 120) Ellsworth M. Briggs & Thera Kahler, by 1991 |
| Remarks | The history of 203 Grove closely connected with 201 Grove on Lot 1. William H H Smith owned Lot 1 in 1894 when Maria Smith owned Lot 2. Peter Valaer owned Lots 1 & 2 in 1912. M B Smith still recognized as lessor of lot in 1946 when the Town claimed ownership due to nonpayment of rent. Janet W Smith lived on Northampton St, NW in 1946. Many alterations and additions made by Healys including enclosing side and front porches. Briggs' added large west dormer to create 2 bedrooms and full bath upstairs. |
| Sources | Edwards, 208; Edwards House History Worksheet; Register of Stock Certificates; Town Directories; Assessment records. McCathran statement, 6-18-1946; Tax list, 1946. Elly Briggs notes. |
205 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 4 & pts 3 & 5, Block 8 Old Lots 20 & pt 19 |
| Name | |
| Built | c. 1963 |
| Built by | Design by Richard Haskett, first owner |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Richard C. & A. H. Haskett, c.1964 (liber 2594 folio 37) |
| Remarks | From 1910s, Lot 4 connected with Lot 5, 207 Grove Avenue. House built with post and beam construction. Redwood siding. Dr. Richard Haskett was professor emeritus at George Washington Univ where he taught history from 1949 to 1986. He was a founding member of Washington Grove's Planning Commission and served on the Town Council. He also initiated the first Washington Grove Fourth of July parade in 1963. |
| Sources | Town Directories; Carole Huberman; Edwards House History Worksheet. Charles Horan. Richard Haskett. Gaithersbg Gazette, 6-8-1994. |
206 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lots 12 & 13, Block 5 Old Lots 21 & 22, Block A |
| Name | Portobello |
| Built | c. 1882-84 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | H. A. Singer Robert Cohen, 1894 (Lot 13:#385) W K Cohen, 1894 (Lot 12:#386) Mary E Cohen, 1910 (Lot 13:#768) Sallie Walker, 1914 (#893) Charles Myers, 1914 (#905) Isabella A Myers, 1930 (#1153), 1937 (Deed 668:452) John (?) Myers, c1946-1951 Philip K Edwards Jr, 1951-1973 Philip K. & S. H. Edwards 3rd (liber 4369 folio 205), 1973 Conrad Ritter & Christiana Figueres |
| Remarks | One of first four cottages built on Grove Avenue. House located on Lot 13 which was extended an extra 29 feet to avoid cutting trees to build the house. H A Singer is believed to have been original owner, but no record of stock ownership has been located. Cohen's year-round address was 630 Pennsylvania Avenue, DC (1893). By 1952, Philip Edwards Jr restored the house, adding cement basement and second story. Assessment records indicate addition 1976. |
| Sources | Edwards, 91, 106, 196; Edwards House History Worksheet and notes; 1886 plat of Grove Ave; Voting List, 1893; County Tax Records; Phil Edwards notes; Assessment records, 1946 Town Tax List; Shantz, p47; "Washington Grove News," by June Healy, Sentinel, 1952. |
207 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lots 6 & pt 5, Block 8 Old Lot 20, Block R |
| Name | |
| Built | Assessment records indicate 1905 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | John W Wade, 1885 - original owner (#80) Thomas Sommerville, Jr, 1895 (#446) S C Cissel, 1905 (with Lot 4, #654) Leo L & Dorothy Tweedale, 1919 (#999) Edith Wall Tweedale, 1923 (#1074), 1937 (Deed 668:478) through at least 1941 Norman A & Edith S Russ, pre 1946 Walter Morse, by 1946 (Lots 4-6) Helen Booth Clayton O. & M. A. Hart (liber 2259 folio 336) Mattie Hart, non-sale transfer 18 September 1969 (liber 3845 folio 61) Thomas B. Hicks and Nancy J. McCullough, 7 July 1981 (liber 5729 folio 808) Philip K Edwards III, 1988-present Paul A. Boynton (tenant?), by 1991 |
| Remarks | On 1886 map of Grove Ave: Northampton, c1886 and Chapeman (sp?), c1893. No record found in Stock Certificates or Record of Leases. Mrs. T. Tweedale, an aunt of Mildred Couch Myers, had a cottage on First Avenue in 1908. Lot 6 connected with cottage. |
| Sources | Summary of Washington Grove Assn deeds, 1935-37, Land Records, Town Archives; Edwards, 239; Edwards House History Worksheet and notes; Town Directories; Assessment records. Delinquent Tax List, 1941; Tax List, 1946. |
213 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lots 7-9, Block 8 Old Lot 43, Block R |
| Name | Sunset Cottage (1908-1925) |
| Built | late 1870s (moved?) |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Samuel P Heinline, original, c1884-5 (#74) Mrs. M H Carpenter, c1885 (#81) Mary L Thompson, 1890 (#202) William T Hutchinson, 1891 (#240, 627) Francis J Woodman, 1908 (#715) Jennie C Woodman, 1917 (#978) John B Davis, 1925 (#1104) J. Joseph W. Palmer, 1937 (Deed 668:466) Lucy Salamanca, c. 1940 Sydney & Phyllis Connor, 1946 Lloyd & Barbara Luther, 1951 George A. & Jane H. Pughe Jr., December 1953 (liber 1867 folio 225) Jane H. Pughe, 22 August 1969 (liber 5857 folio 566) Joseph Hodges & Tamara Williams |
| Remarks | 1940s alterations: bay window, which lies across the property line, second story enclosed for bedroom and bath. Pughes enclosed porch for bedroom with bath & utility room in rear. Original cottage still rests on original cedar post foundations. Sunken patio is built on foundations of former neighboring cottage. Garage removed 1987. Called Sunset Cottage by Dr. Woodman for the view from front porch. Lucy Salamanca wrote Fortress of Freedom, a history of the Library of Congress. George Pughe was second mayor of Washington Grove (1957-1961 & 1963-1969). He was Chief of the Air & Space Division of Library of Congress, retired 1969. He died 8-6-1995. Jane Pughe taught piano lessons to children in her house, and was a piano accompaniest with the Town Chorus for many years. |
| Sources | NR form; Summary of Washington Grove Assn deeds, 1935-37, Land Records, Town Archives; County Tax Records; Assessment records; Phyllis Connor and Jane Pughe, December 1991. Assn minutes, 5-19-1891; Register of Stock Certificates. 1946 tax list. Shantz, 47 & 82. Town Clerk corres, 8-19-1937. WG Town Bulletin, 8-21-1995. |
215 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lots 10-11, Block 8 Old Lot 42 or 43?, Block R |
| Name | |
| Built | in 19th c. Assessment records indicate 1875 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | J W StClair, c1886 (#118) M D Peck, c1892 (#301) Maggie H Peck, c1900 (#536) L Cabell Williamson, c1903 (#615) Lot 11 Elmon AA Cook, c1903-at least 1946 (#615) Jane D. Keener, 1953 (liber 1837 folio 245) Elizabeth H. Keener, 22 January 1969 (liber ? folio 897) Joseph E Stolz, Jr., 26 June 1978 (liber 5154 folio 279) |
| Remarks | When Bessie B. Cook, sold the house in 1953 she was a D.C. resident. Jane Keener converted house from summer cottage to winter house; added small room on Southwest corner and bathroom extension at rear; stairway and loft in living room; remodeled kitchen. While she was overseas with the Red Cross, Jane Keener frequently rented out the house (to other Red Cross workers). Assessment records indicate house was inherited by Elizabeth H. Keener. |
| Sources | Town Directories; Cook to Keener corres., Land Records, Town Archives; Kitty Wilkerson real estate printout; County Tax Records; Ed Roberts; Assessment records. McCathran corres, 1953. Register of Stock Certificates. Cook corres, 4-25-1933. 1946 tax list. |
313 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lots 6 & 7 & pt 10, Block 10 Old Lot 8, Block 1 |
| Name | Locust Lodge |
| Built | 1879 Assessment records indicate 1875 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Lot 7 Sallie E Kilgour, c1886 (#133) Mrs. E A Weeks, c1903 (#620) E D Huntley, 1905 (#655, 723, 745, 770) Amelia H Huntley, 1916 (#973) Henry C & Virginia B Hallam, 1917 to at least 1946 (Lots 5-8 & 10:#992) Henry W & Grace C Becraft, 1963-66 (Deed 3127:45) Raymond F. & Betty B. Knight Jr, 1966 (liber 3542 folio 184) |
| Remarks | Cottage built during off-season 1878-79; one of first 15 built in the Grove. Sallie (or Sarah) Kilgour was the first county resident to own a cottage though her stock is not recorded until 1886. Former alley between Lots 7 and 10 was known as Kilgour Alley. In 1932, Hallan was a Special Correspondent at the District National Bank Bldg, DC. Remodeled in 1966 when it was first used for year-round living--stairway relocated, fireplace replaced with exterior doors opening onto porch, first floor bedroom added, second story finished, second bathroom added. Dining room & two-car garage added in 1968. Living room enlarged & den added in 1976. |
| Sources | NR form; County Tax Records; Edwards House History Worksheet; 1966 survey plat of Lots 6, 7 & pt 10, Block 10. 7-12-1932 corres, Superintendant File, Assn records. Register of Stock Certificates. 1946 tax list. |
315 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 10, Block 11 Old Lot 13, Block 2 |
| Name | |
| Built | c. 1888 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Samuel L Kelly, 1888 (#159) Elizabeth W Kelley, 1901 (#679) Mary L Kaiser, 1908 (#717) Charles L Parker, 1919 (#1010) William M. & Drucilla B. Hallam, 1920 (#1033), 1937 to at least 1946 (Deed 668:441) Florence B. Hall (liber 2886 folio 565) Richard A. & B. Winter, 10 April 1973 (liber 4359 folio 744) Barbara Winter, 1985 to present |
| Remarks | Appears in assessment records as Lot 10 & part 9, block 11. William M Hallan was a judge who served with the US Dept of Justice. |
| Sources | Summary of Washington Grove Assn deeds, 1935-37, Land Records, Town Archives; County Tax Records; Edwards House History Worksheet; Assessment records. 1946 tax list. Shantz, 75. |
319 Grove Avenue |
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| Former: 204 Third Avenue | |
| Lot and Block | Lots 5-8, Block 11 Old Lots 8-10, Block 2 |
| Name | |
| Built | c. 1891 Assessment records indicate 1875 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Lots 7-8 William S Jackson, c1891 (#265) Mary S Jackson, 1895 (#476) M Isabel Jackson, 1897 (#510) S Cornelius Cissel, 1915 (#943) William E & Cedonia Reiss 1915-1938 (#944; Deed 668:492) Mable C Martin, by 1944 Stanley T. & Betty Watt Brooks, by 1953 (liber 1365 folio 260) John M. Hutchinson & Linda Baim, 1976 (liber 4851 folio 270; liber 4873 folio 430) |
| Remarks | The Cissel family owned land in various other areas of the Grove. When William and Cornelia Reiss owned the property, other Reiss' owned lots located nearby. In 1946, Mable Martin lived on Woodley Rd, NW. Dr. Brooks made extensive changes to the house. By 1953,he was living in Richmond Va. and the house was in disrepair with siding and flooring of porch incomplete. Both Stanley and Betty Brooks held doctorates in science. |
| Sources | Survey with house outline, Plat Bk 1, Plat 22 (Liber 1365 Folio 260), 1976, Land Records, Town Archives; 1944 newspaper clipping; McCathran corres, Town Archives Land Records; County Tax Records; Edwards House History Worksheet. Deliquent tax list, 1953. 1946 tax list. Shantz 48 & 79. Town corres with Brooks, 12-22-1953 to 8-9-1954. |
402 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lots 19-20, Block 6 |
| Name | Mulberry Cottage |
| Built | |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Alvan T. Tracy, 1891, original owner (#252) Dr. Merton A English, 1908 (#716) M Estelle Walker, 1914 (#903) Lillie M Archibald, 1920 (#1041) Wilson H Houghton, 1928 (#1124) Ruth Wadill & Maude S. Nutall (liber 1083 folio 479) Martin E. Caulk, 1970 (liber 3948 folio 252) Charles W. & S. W. Feil III, 1980 (liber 5544 folio 134) Linda L Buel, 1987 (7933:665) Pauline B. Buel, by 1991 |
| Remarks | Clarence & Lillie Archibald resided at this house, before moving to 402 Fifth Ave. Clarence was founder of the Fannie May Candy Co., established 1918. Rick and Barbara Winter & Carolyn Luxford, tenants, 1971 to 1975. New kitchen installed c. 1987. Water pump still extant in back yard. Garage in use as SPCA cat shelter. |
| Sources | Town Directories; County Tax Records; Carol Uhlendorf; Real estate brochure; Assessment records. Shantz, 86. Register of Stock Certificates. |
404 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lots 21-22, Block 6 |
| Name | |
| Built | c. 1892 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Lucinda E Bushby et al, c1891 - original owner (#271), 1899 (#533; Deed TD 8:152) James C Bushby, 1892 (#313), 1894 (Deed JA 44:230) Benjamin W Reiss, 1911-post 1937 (#810) Clyde B Aitchison, by 1946 Carlton A. & M. A. Gloyd, by 1968 (liber 3152 folio 149) Carlton A. Gloyd Jr. & Sherryl M. Marshall, 13 December 1973 (liber 4474 folio 844) Howard A. Gross, 15 June 1976 (liber 4794 folio 600) Thomas B Hicks & Nancy J McCullough, 1982-c1989 Katherine D. Seelman, 1989 (8964:188) |
| Remarks | Present house on Lot 21 |
| Sources | Town Directories; County Tax Records; Edwards House History Worksheet; Register of Stock Certificates; Assessment records. 1946 tax list. |
406 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lots 23, 24 & pt 25, Block 6 |
| Name | |
| Built | c. 1908 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | John Allen, 1890 (#218) Lodoiska Allen, 1891 (#223) John Allen, 1893 (#272) Mrs. L S Allen, 1893 (#351) Lodoiska Allen, 1908 (#711) Josephine Reiss, 1909 (#730) George W. & Viola S. Mead, by 1946 (liber 846 folio 193) Robert A. & M. R. Smith, 16 May 1967 (liber 3618 folio 669) Duke Smith, to 1969 Kay H. & B. Jones, 5 September 1969 (liber 3898 folio 878) Kay H. Jones, 1 April 1974 (liber 4507 folio 307) Ralph E. Haag, 29 June 1979 (liber 5347 folio 610) Carolyn M Feinglass, 1989 to present |
| Remarks | In the 1910s, Reiss family also owned 319 and 404 Grove Avenue. Original cottage turned 90 degrees and modified with front and rear additions. Building permit 070822 issued 1975 to extend bathroom. 1946 tax list. |
| Sources | Edwards, 205; Kitty Wilkerson card file; County Tax Records; Phil Edwards notes; Town Directories; Assessment records |
407 Grove Avenue |
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| See 407 Acorn Lane |
408 Grove Avenue |
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| See 412 Grove Avenue |
411 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lots 22-23, Block 12 Old Lots 39-42?, Block 3 |
| Name | |
| Built | in late 19th c Assessment records indicate 1895 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Lot 23: Miss J S Godfrey, 1886 (Cert. #128) Warren Choate (Trustee), 1891 (#230) Emma L O'Brien, 1893 (#318) Frances B a Beckett, 1903 (#614) Morrison W Perley, 1909 (#719,729) Jas W. & D. E. Merrington (liber 1176 folio 274) Thera E. Kahler, 21 September 1964 (liber 3270 folio 337) James S. & Sarah M. Steel, 21 October 1966 (liber 3562 folio 693) |
| Remarks | During Perley ownership, summer kitchen from yard of 419 Fourth Avenue was appended as a wing. Cottage on Lot 2 destroyed by fire in 1933. Appears in assessment records as Lot 23 & part 24 block 12. |
| Sources | Edwards Historic House Worksheet; Register of Stock Certificates; County Tax Records; Town Directories; Assessment records. Orndorff corres, 12-12-1933. Assn minutes, 8-14-1893. 1947 tax list. Shantz, 48. |
412 Grove Avenue |
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| also: 408 Grove Avenue | |
| Lot and Block | Lots 25-27, Block 6 |
| Name | |
| Built | in the 19th c. (Substantially altered-new house built around original cottage, c. 1988-90) Assessment records indicate 1920 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Clarence H. & C. P. Cochran, by 1946 (liber 444 folio 293) Harry M. & M. L. Yankey, 11 August 1965 (liber 3393 folio 544) Willard M. & M.B. Saar, 15 July 1981 (liber 5734 folio 711) |
| Remarks | Appears in assessment records as Lot 26 Block 6. |
| Sources | Town Directories; Assessment records. 1946 tax list. |
413 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | pt Lots 24-25, Block 12 Old Lots 33-38?, Block 3 |
| Name | |
| Built | 1984 |
| Built by | Sam Vogan |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Lot 24: Elizabeth A Teepe, c1902 (#598) William H Teepe, 1906 (#685) Elizabeth A Teepe, 1913 (#844) Amelia H Huntley, 1913 (#879) Samuel J Kemp, 1914 (Cert #921) Arnold Price (estate), 1980 Christopher P. Houser, by 1988 Phil & Marcia Saba Janet Lottero, c1989 Jean Moyer Buddy & Cindy Houston, 1998 |
| Remarks | House replaces 1-story hip roof with full-length (3-bay) porch, no railing, built c1920 (1980 photo). See 105 Grove Avenue moved from yard of this house. |
| Sources | Kitty Wilkerson; House Number Plat, 1935; owner Janet Lottero; Edwards House History Worksheet; Register of Stock Certificates |
415 Grove Avenue |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 27 & pt 26, Block 12 Old Lots ~31-33, Block 3 |
| Name | |
| Built | by 1935 Assessment records indicate 1905 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Lot 26 - Site of present cottage? Juliette Gardner, 1894 (#438, original) David P Gardner, 1896 (#483) Amelia H Huntley, 1915 (#946) Eltinge Elmore, 1916 (#976) Amelia H Huntley, 1923-post 1937 (#1080) |
| Lot and Block | Lots 26-27 Alfred & Helen M. Christie, 1937 to at least 1946 (Deed 668:419) Joseph & O. L. Evans (liber 2199 folio 82) John D. & M. P. Cannon, 28 April 1965 (liber 3350 folio 152) Theodore L. & J. A. Holt, 23 August 1971 (liber 4112 folio 122) Patrick K & P A Deely, 28 June 1974 (liber 4543 folio 522) |
| Remarks | Amelia Huntley was the first woman to be a Trustee of the Assn. Assessment records indicate building permit issued July 1958 and remodeled by 23 October 1958. |
| Sources | House Number Plat, 1935; Summary of Washington Grove Assn deeds, 1935-37, Land Records, Town Archives; Edwards House History Worksheet; Register of Stock Certificates; County Tax Records; Assessment records |
