This is one of several homes in this area which were built during the Depression making extensive use of salvaged materials. The house was built ca. 1935 by the owner, Ortha Strong, who bought the property from Ernest Sundell in 1929. Later, a porch was enclosed and converted into a family room, a new outside entryway was added, and a closet was converted into a half- bath on the upper floor, dates unknown.
The description in the 1991 Building-Structure Inventory form says "It is a one-and-a-half story bungalow with a broad, low- pitched roof, and knee brace brackets. The projecting roof also forms the roof of the three-bay front porch. There is a single, centered dormer on the front elevation, and an outside end chimney on the south-west wall. Windows are one-over-one double hung sash, and there are a few single-pane casement windows. The building is sheathed in wood-grained vinyl shingles."
The property is bordered at the rear by Fall Creek. The remnants of a mill race are still visible between the house and the creek.
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