‘The Farm House’ On 2009 Tour
1510 9th Street
The home at 1510 9th st is known to many in the area as “the farm house”. Believed to of been built sometime around 1870, the house sat in the midst of what was a large farm and orchard.
At some point, an addition was built, almost doubling the size of the home, and adding a nice curved staircase and landing.
After WW II, like many homes in the area, the house was turned into a boarding house. It had 4 small apartments with kitchens, and apartments on each floor shared a bathroom. The house stayed like this until 2004, when Ralph Henderson bought the home. Henderson had the brick exterior tucked and started on demolition inside.
Later in 2004, Dorothy Hecht and Chad VandeLune bought the house and continued with demolition and started renovation of the property. Doing most of the work themselves, progress has been slow but very rewarding. Some of the home’s features include large windows, high ceilings, a curved staircase and pine floors.
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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