475 MayellenAvenue
1924 Arts and Craft Bungalow

Brick and Cathy Spieth are pleased with the house they bought fifteen months ago. Wisteria grows so large on the front of the house it almost obscures the front facade. At some time in the past, the front porch was replaced with a pergola structure that accommodates the wisteria nicely. Later, while in the back yard, look at the matching pergola on the patio that sports trumpet vines.

Unfortunately, very little of the original interior remains from the 1920s, but the general layout of the rooms has remained intact. The only remaining original trim is in the bedroom. You can see it just on the other side of the doorway and under the window. All the other trim throughout the house has been replaced during various makeovers.

Some of the prior makeovers covered the existing plaster with sheetrock. There are still some areas that have the original plaster, but you have to look carefully.

During one of the makeovers, the fireplace was sealed and converted to a vent for the water heater. The kitchen was replaced with modern fixtures some time in the eighties. There are, however, a few of the original cabinets with adjustable shelves.

Through the screened breezeway the owners can access the back workroom. Constructed soon after the original structure, the workroom has a real wooden cabin feel and a truly warm charm. The workroom houses the washer and dryer and sports an original “Hoosier Helper” ironing board and built-in hutch.

Brick and Cathy have spent their last year digging out the garden in the back yard to grand results. Where there were expanses of concrete, now there are raised flower beds and vegetable gardens as well as a plethora of flowering plants. There is hardly a direction you can look where you won’t see some sort of lovely plant or a tree. Brick and Cathy spend a good amount of time on their brick patio under the pergola.