748 Park Avenue
PhotosLegacy VersionGeneral Information
No: 748
Street: Park
House Name: Geiger House
Historic Plaque:
Owner Info: Y
Built: 1917
Sec: 29
Subdivision: George W. Corey
Lot: 64, pt 62-63
Architect:
Cont/build: Eveland? (not Miles). Terrace Park Lumber Co.
Description:
3 story, brick, greatly expanded "Four
Square", gable roof. Mirror image of 747 Park (before additions), but 747 is wood siding.
Original Use: Residential
Current Use: Residential
CHANGES:
As Built: N
Added To: Y
Subtracted From: N
Replaced: N
Description Of Changes: 1993 - permit for Nick & Julie Ward to add 2 stories including a kitchen, family room and master bedroom to the east side of the house (Michael Schuster Associates, architect; Bill Marshall, contractor). The existing building was 1500 square feet. The addition was 1320 square feet. 2001 - finish part of basement making storage rooms and a family room.
Shows earliest property ownership records
Stories:
Story 1: Nick Ward's sister is Amy Ward Heilbronner (109 Red Bird). Julia is one of Flach & Angela Douglas' daughters (1 Circus Place) moved to 900 Miami.Story 2: Mrs. Elizabeth Geiger, a Terrace Park resident for 60 years, celebrated her 97th birthday (Village Views January 1986). She misses the trains that used to come to Terrace Park and is a little disappointed the village never got a sewer system. Mrs. Geiger raised her four children in her house on Park Avenue. She was born Mary Elizabeth Burger.