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600 Myrtle Avenue

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General Information

No:   600   
Street:    Myrtle   
House Name:     
Historic Plaque:     
Owner Info:   N  
Built:    1948   
Sec:   23  
Subdivision:   Sibley's 4th  
Lot:   12-13 (600 Amherst)  
Architect:     
Cont/build:   Walter Gingrich  

Description:    ***2 story Traditional, siding, gable roof with 2 small front dormers.   
Owners:      
Original Use:      
Current Use:   13  

CHANGES:
As Built:   Residential  
Added To:   Residential  
Subtracted From:   N  
Replaced:   Y  

Description Of Changes:   N  

Stories:

Story 1: Early information about this house was learned from the daughters of John & Cordula Boysen when they were making a scrapbook for their father on his 90th birthday. Evidently the Boysens bought this house new from the builder. They added the bedroom above the garage. Karen's and my bedroom a** the only one I remember being in, so I would assume that it was added shortly after we moved in ('48 or '49). The two-car garage was added later by someone else. The one car garage was then apparently made into some sort of room, but when we lived there, it was home to our big old blue Buick, the finest of cars on the road. Can't remember if they enclosed the porch or not, but somehow, I don't think so. I just remember the porch. That white fence wasn't there when we were either. Just a fence that enclosed part of the back yard and that out building to keep in Pete (my brother) and Brownie, our Irish Setter, and Pete's best buddy and protector. Oh--and the front door was NOT bright red. What a pity. There was a small breakfast nook in the back, off of the kitchen with built-in table and dark red booths like in a restaurant.
Story 2: When the Fahrnbachs lived here they owned the Terrace Park Market.
Story 3: Evidently when this house was first built the builder forgot to put in a septic tank. Thus it had to be put in underneath a sidewalk (story from Patti Normile). I don't know if it's still there or has been changed.