611 Lexington Avenue
PhotosLegacy VersionGeneral Information
No: 611
Street: Lexington
House Name:
Historic Plaque:
Owner Info: Y
Built: 1930
Sec: 23
Subdivision: Sibley
Lot: 36, 39, 40, 43, 44, 47
Architect: Joseph F. Jung
Cont/build:
Description:
2 1/2 story brick and stone
French Norman Country Manor,
slate with steep gables roof; with pool, gazebo
and patio: 4 bedrooms.
Original Use: Residential
Current Use: Residential
CHANGES:
As Built: N
Added To: Y
Subtracted From: N
Replaced: N
Description Of Changes: 1959 - added living room and 1st and 2nd floor baths and Florida room (Carl Strauss, architect). 1987 - added kitchen, library, family room and master bedroom (William C. Fielder, architect; Don Barnes, builder). 1992 - added 2 car garage, gazebo/porch and courtyard. 1993 - permit for Robert A. Haines to build a 9' x 9' pool house & gazebo. 1993 - added pool with brick walls and British pub in the basement.
Shows earliest property ownership records
Stories:
Story 1: Cecil Duell helped design the house. He was a stone carver and added his stone carving to the house: crests, corner quoins and arched lintels. The eagle in back was done for a downtown bank and then not used there. He had his stone carving studio in the 2nd floor loft and moved stones there from his truck in the garage with a pulley system, still visible in the present family room, his garage (in 2000 the family room has a bedroom above it where the original pulley system ran).Story 2: The Richard and Charla Thomas home was on the 2000 Sunday December 3 Terrace Park Garden Club Home Tour. Homes were open 1-5 PM. The Community House was open from 12-5 PM for Holiday Fair. refreshments, ticket sales and restrooms. Proceeds were used to continue the beautification of our village.
Story 3: Dwight H. Short I died 1996. Dr. Dwight Hershell Short II, son of Dwight & Juanita, died 31 October 2008. Lola Juanita Short was born 22 June 1914 in Graham KY & died 8 November 2009 aged 95 years, Craver Riggs Funeral Home. (More information in the obituary at TP Historical Society.)