Queen Anne Bungalow Showcased on 2009 Home Tour
1631 9th Street
This Queen Anne bungalow was constructed circa 1910. The home is listed as a “contributing structure” in the West 9th Streetcar Line Historic District, a National Register historic district.
Soon after construction was completed on the 1631 9th Street home, the lot was subdivided and a similar house was built in its “back yard,” facing Washington Avenue.
The house has undergone several additions and alterations, including a tiny enclosed garage (where the current back porch is located) and a small bedroom addition on the back.
Both homes have undergone periods of vacancy and deterioration in recent years.
When Neighborhood Finance Corporation acquired the property at 1631 9th Street, the back building was in very poor condition. The basement stairway had fallen in, and the foundation walls were bowing. It was determined that something needed to be done with that house in order to “complete” the renovation of the home at 1631 9th Street. Accordingly, the back property was acquired, and the house moved across the alley to a lot directly facing 8th Street.
The home has several unique features including a curved porch column, a large central fireplace in the living room, along with much of the original hardwood flooring, baseboards, and architectural trim.
The substantial renovation scope included correcting all functional obsolescence issues in the kitchen, bathroom, back bedroom, basement access, and bedrooms. The fully renovated home includes:
- All new fixtures and appliances
- New kitchen and bathroom
- Relocated basement stairway
- Refinished hardwood floors in the living/dining room
- New electric, plumbing, and HVAC systems
- New back porch
- Repairing plaster cracks and repainting throughout
- Repairing siding and repainting all siding and trim
- New and repaired windows
This house is one of the homes featured on the 2009 River Bend Home Tour which will be Saturday, September 12, 10 am – 4 pm, and Sunday, September 13, 11 am – 4 pm. The houses on display run from one end of the neighborhood to the other, along the historic Ninth Street streetcar route.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 6 – 17. Children aged 5 and under are free. Tickets can be purchased in advance at Dahl’s at 35th and Ingersoll Avenue, or on the day of the tour at the United Way building, 1111 9th St.
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