135 Harmon

1930

The Craftsman bungalow at 135 Harmon Avenue has a brick foundation, asbestos-shingle siding, and a side-gable roof. The house has three brick chimneys – an interior one in the south bay, an interior-end one on the north side, and an exterior one on the north end of a rear wing. The house has a symmetrical three-bay façade, except that a gable-fronted porch shelters the center and north bay, giving an overall asymmetrical appearance. The porch roof eaves, like the eaves of the main roof, have decorative rectangular brackets with an opening in the center. Beneath the peak of the porch gable is a diamond-shaped louvered vent. Tapered wood posts set on brick piers support the porch roof. The porch posts and the eaves brackets are identical to those used on the house at 125 Harmon Avenue. The glass front door has a Craftsman-style muntin pattern. Threepart windows are in the two outer bays. Each has a large center section with a geometric leaded glass upper section and a plain glass lower section. Flanking windows are comparatively narrow and consist of six-over-one sash with the upper sash utilizing a Craftsman-style muntin pattern. Side windows are of different sizes, but their muntin pattern could not be determined. A. G. Logan Jr. appears to have been the original owner of the house. He purchased the property in 1928, added a lot in 1937, and sold the house in 1944. The Logan family operated Logan Heating and Air. Among later owners were E. G. Semon (1946-1955), a supervisor at Western Electric, and Western Electric Company itself (1955-1959). Present owners John D. Hart, an engineer with the Industrial Education Center, and his wife, Rosalie, are the longest-term occupants, purchasing the property in 1959. Hart, along with Homer Wilson, who lived across the street at 118 Harmon Avenue, were instrumental in having Harmon Avenue paved, reducing its size from a boulevard to a two-lane street. (TR, CD, HOC)

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Garage ~ Ca. 1940

Contributing Building

Behind the house is a German-sided garage with a front-gable roof sheathed with standing-seam metal. Side-sliding garage doors have six-light upper windows. Attached to the south side of the garage is an enclosed shed with a shed roof and a door adjacent to the garage.

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