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Maple Street

839 Fifth Avenue West

Edwin H. Dickson House

House. Contributing, ca. 1920.
One-story-plus-basement Craftsman bungalow with a hip roof and hip roof dormer. Brick veneer walls and shingles on dormer. Notable stone foundation wall extends onto porch foundation and piers. Engaged front porch has battered double and triple posts on piers, and 2 x 2 balustrade. Four-vertical with diamond pane-over-one and one-over-one windows. Deck added at rear. Lot slopes to rear. Edwin H. Dickson lived here from 1937 to 1938. Benjamin and Dorothy Brown lived here from 1939 to 1940. Brown was assistant manager at Gulf Oil Corporation. Henry E. and Laura A. Mitchell lived here from 1941 to 1942; and Frank E. and Gladys C. Wiskewski lived here from 1943 to at least 1951.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)

Garage. Non-contributing, ca. 1955.
One-story brick veneer garage with front gable roof.

834 Fifth Avenue West

Harold P. May House

House. Contributing, ca. 1920.
One-story-plus-basement bungalow with a hip roof and Flemish bond brick veneer walls. Engaged front porch has battered posts on brick piers, Chinese latticework balustrade, and brickcheekwalls. Interior brick chimney. One-over-one windows and modern door. Lot slopes to rear. Harold P. and Connie May lived here from 1937 to 1938. May was a mechanic at Chipman LaCrosse Hosiery Mill. Volney and Oda Shepard lived here beginning in 1939 to 1949. Various other occupants were in the house in this time, with Shepard listed as a farmer. From 1950 to 1951 the building was divided into apartments.  
(Sanborn maps, city directories)

Garage. Contributing, ca. 1925.
One-story frame garage with weatherboard siding.

833 Fifth Avenue West

John C. Magness House

Contributing, 1950.
One-story Minimal Traditional house with hip roof and brick veneer walls. Covered entry stoop. Six-over-six windows and original front door with three diagonal lights. Central brick chimney. John C. and Suzanne W. Magness built this house. Magness was a clerk at the post office. House was designed by Charles S. Guy, as noted on plans in possession of current owner.
(Sanborn maps, city directories, owner)

826 Fifth Avenue West

House. Non-contributing, 1966.
Two-story modern Colonial Revival house with side gable roof, lapped siding, and a wing to the west with a gambrel roof over the attached garage. Attached shed roof front porch with fluted columns. Central brick chimney. Modern windows and door. Small level lot with split-rail fence. Plans for this house were by R. W. Crist, and Albert Drake was the builder.
(Sanborn maps, city directories, owner)

814 Fifth Avenue West

Morris Ehrlich House

Non-contributing, ca. 1952.
One-story Ranch house with a hip roof, brick veneer walls, and stone veneer on front. Modern door and windows. Interior chimney. House built by Morris and Harriet Ehrlich.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)