The Renaissance Neighborhood History Project

I’ve been on a personal quest to try to find out if and where Addie Perryman lived on her land.   Several sources say that she raised her family on her allotment land, but US Census Records place her in rented homes near, but not on her land.   One very old tiny cottage, located at 1302 S. Columbia Avenue, has been rumored to be “the original farm house” for the entire area so I wanted to investigate if this could have been Addie's home.   I was able to contact the owner who shared some information and permitted me to check out the property abstract.   I’ll jump to the punch line.   Addie Perryman never lived there.   But!   Some interesting people with important history owned the property in years gone by.                                                                       ...

Penny and Jeremy Tudor Revival ~3,700 square feet,  3 bedroom/1 bath/2 living space three car garage and apartment full basement ***** Penny and her son Jeremy bought the home in 2008.  They didn't know much about the history of the home and asked me to see what I might be able to find. Let’s take a quick tour: The front door opens to a formal living room with a fireplace and leaded glass windows with arches. To the left is a space that was once a screened patio but has been enclosed for an extra room. A dining room, bedroom, large bathroom, open kitchen and den make up the remainder of the first floor. Stairs in the kitchen descend into the full basement where huge steel beams support the house. Jeremy had heard the builder was in the steel industry. The second-floor space is primarily two garret rooms with built-in closets, one of which has a small ornate window inside. Besides these two bedrooms, there are several trimmed and finished doors. The doo...