1930

Present Owners:
Jill Macdonald and Jorge Lourenco

Original Owner: 
Verne and Leta Goldie Johnson

Architectural Notes:  This house was built in the Colonial Revival style popular at the time.  A  flatwork balustrade that is a two-dimensional image of what would have been turned posts in the Colonial style tops the porch.  The floor plan is a simple four over four that modestly addresses this architectural style.

Notable Features:  Minimal changes have occurred over the years.  The kitchen and upstairs bath were modernized in the “atomic design” so popular in the 1950s.  Remnants still exist.

Historical Notes: Built in the Buhne Terrace Addition, this house has had only two owners.  The first owner, Verne and Leta Johnson, had an automotive supply business in the early 1930s and then owned the Verne Johnson Super Service Station, located at Sixth and E Streets.  Jorge Lourenco and Jill Macdonald bought the house in August 2001 from Jack Mozzini, the brother of the late Mrs. Johnson.  The house was in excellent condition, only requiring the refinishing of the fir flooring and painting. 

The current owners say “They love living here” and “have just started on a long journey of appropriate updates that suit the house as well as the family.”