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HOUSES PART IV: Homes west of the Mississippi
These are old homes that the family has built and lived in over the years. Some of those designated historic are linked to Web sites set up by foundations, civic groups, etc.
Los Angeles, Calif. This 5,000-plus-square-foot Tudor Revival is in Mayberry Heights, atop a hill northeast of Sunset and Silver Lake boulevards. It was designed by architect Frank T. Kegley. One of our cousins recently visited the home -- and has photos of it shortly after construction was completed. |  |
 | Sandy, Utah This privately owned home is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places for its "association with Sandy's historical developement." Mary [Mary (Jennison), Maria, Joseph, Joseph, Henry, John, Edmond, John, --?--, Henry] was born in West Auckland, Durham, England, and immigrated to the United States about 1883. The house is at 5580 South 220 E. |
Grinnell, Iowa This farmhouse is located just west of |  |
 | Plattsmouth, Neb. Charles Calvin Parmele (1864-1938) (1905) This 4,300-square-foot Dutch Colonial was for sale in late 2005. It features five bedrooms upstairs, 9- and 10-foot ceilings downstairs and double pocket doors. At one time the attic was a ballroom. The house, at 520 Avenue F, is six blocks from Main Street in the seat of Cass County. In the 1900 census, Charles [Calvin House, Quartus, Giles, Jeremiah, Lemuel, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, John, John] was listed as a banker. This house is now the Parmele House Bed & Breakfast. |
Monterey, Calif.. This old Queen Anne-style Victorian, named for Lous Ellen (Swetnam) Parmelee, is undergoing renovation. The house is named after the wife of Horatio Miller Parmelee (1874-1942) [Spencer "Thomas," Henry, Samuel, Joseph, Isaac, John, John]. In 1998, the house at 570 Archer St. was added to the National Register of Historic Places. For a history of the house, click here. |  (I would welcome a larger photo of this house if someone has one.) |
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