811 Myrtle Avenue
PhotosLegacy VersionGeneral Information
No: 811
Street: Myrtle
House Name:
Historic Plaque:
Owner Info: N
Built: 1939
Sec: 22
Subdivision: Sibley's 2nd BL4
Lot: 16-19
Architect:
Cont/build: Horton
Description:
Originally a small clapboard 5 room 1 floor house similar to a Cape Cod
except for window placement, gable roof: living room, dining room, kitchen, breakfast room, 3 bedrooms
and vanitory bath with 2 car garage and patio. Now
greatly expanded & 2 story. See additions
above.
Information in the Terrace Park Garden Club Home Tour
2000 ticket booklet says house was "originally built in 1935 as
a two-bedroom cottage". (?) Building date is
not clear - 1935, 1939 or 1941? (see deeds). Needs more research.
Original Use: Residential
Current Use: Residential
CHANGES:
As Built: N
Added To: Y
Subtracted From: N
Replaced: N
Description Of Changes: Prior to 1964 - large bedroom added to the back of the house (family room in 2000). 1976 or 78 - Eugene Desvernine remodeled and made a 2 story addition on the north side of the original house. 2002 - permit for Val & Jeff Arington to renovate the existing house - master suite, new patio and driveway, new garage/accessory building behind (JFP construction, John Wallis, architect).2010 permit for Porch Addition by Housley for Arington.
Shows earliest property ownership records
Stories:
Story 1: Black and white picture of house as similar to a Cape Cod is in the TP Historical Society house file.Story 2: The Jeff and Valerie Arington 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: When for sale in 2015: 5 bedrooms & 5,5 baths.