125 Harmon

1934

This one-story Craftsman bungalow has German siding, a front-gable roof, and an interior-end chimney on the south side. A smaller gable aligned with the north slope of the main roof covers a projection on the north bay of the three-bay façade. A hip-roofed front porch has typical tapered posts set on brick plinths. Windows of different dimensions are five-over-one sash. The front door with wood panels on the bottom third and four vertical lights in the upper two-thirds originally was located on the façade’s center bay. However, when a wing was added ca. 2013 to the south side of the house, extending a small, gabled, south-side bay, the door was moved to the new wing’s façade next to its junction with the original house. A deck-like walkway with a wood balustrade connects the original front porch to the moved door. During construction of the south wing, the eaves brackets and windows from the side bay it covered were reused. An additional gabled wing with a small deck in front of it extends from the north side of the house. It was built ca. 2000. In 1937, an empty house lot located between 125 and 135 Harmon Avenue was split between the two flanking owners, and a Y-shaped driveway was added to serve both houses. J. W. and Pearl Horn appear to have been the original owners, purchasing the property in 1929, adding a lot in 1937, and selling the property in 1947. Charles and Mabel Spach lived here for fifteen years, from 1949 to 1964. He was a salesman at United Automotive Service. (TR, CD,
HOC)

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Shed ~ 1934; ca. 2000

Noncontributing building

A shed stands behind the house. Originally it was a one-car garage, but around 2000, the owner made the garage door opening smaller, replacing that door with a double-leaf door with each leaf having wood panels in the lower section and nine lights above. At the same time, the south slope of the roof was extended to create an open shed. The building is sheathed with German siding and has a front gable roof.

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