709-1 Myrtle Avenue
PhotosLegacy VersionGeneral Information
No: 709-1
Street: Myrtle
House Name: Sears "The Stanford"
Historic Plaque: Y 2008
Owner Info: Y
Built: 1937
Sec: 23
Subdivision: J. W. Sibley
Lot: 16-19
Architect: Sears
Cont/build: Dan Hughes (lived on Harvard)
Description:
1 1/2 story Sears Cape Cod,
"The Stanford", expanded in 1997,
aluminum siding, gable roof..
Owners: 1F
Original Use: Residential
Current Use: Residential
CHANGES:
As Built: N
Added To: Y
Subtracted From: N
Replaced: N
Description Of Changes: 1938 - added a Tea House on the south east corner. 1939 - added a screened in porch and wood fireplace front. 1978 - Mary Ann Flynn added aluminum siding. 1986 - the garage and chicken coop were replaced with a garage. 1997 - permit for Jim Flynn to add a 2nd floor rear dormer and 2 front dormers for 2 bedrooms and a bath plus entrance to the home (J. Nordloh, architect; Flynn, builder). November 2013 - house torn down. Spring 2016 new house being built.
Stories:
Story 1: Information from Jim Flynn, son of Mary Ann Kipp Sidenstick. Al Kipp was Jim Flynn's grandfather. More information on Albert George Kipp in Village Views article, January 1972, in file. Emma Huth Kipp died August 19, 1962 Albert Kipp died August 15, 1973 Mary Ann Sidenstick died April 20, 2009Story 2: Chickens were raised in the backyard during World War II - maybe 1946ish. They were put in a freezer locker in Milford. A fire in the freezer destroyed much meat, including that of Marie Stoecklin (816 Miami).
Story 3: December 1969 - surprise 80th Birthday Party for Al Kipp.