L. J. Wooley House
House. Contributing, 1923.
Tudor Revival style one-story house with a corner recessed entry on the southeast side. French doors open onto this entry porch. Clipped gable roof covered with tin, with a front gable projecting bay at the front. Hip roof dormer on the north side. Lower half of walls are brick veneer, with half-timbering above. Front exterior brick chimney with crenellated top. Windows are either three or four-vertical-over-one. Corner lot, stone retaining wall, some of which has been re-built. This property was lot 74 of the Mount Royal subdivision, sold to Mrs. L. J. Wooley from C. W. Donaldson, the developer of the subdivision, on October 15, 1923. It appears to be one of the first houses built. H. G. and Rebecca Love lost the house in 1934 during the Depression. Fred L. Allison and wife Mabel lived here from 1937 to 1938. Everett O. Mitchell with Auto Sales Company and wife Mildred lived here from 1939 to 1940. Dr. O. Roy Keith, Jr., a dentist, and wife Pauline lived here from 1941 to at least 1949. (The house was bought by Keith in 1939, so the Allisons may have been renters). O. Roy Keith, Sr. was a real estate developer who developed a portion of the Hyman Heights neighborhood, and bought and sold many of the lots speculatively. Good to fair condition.
(Sanborn maps, city directories, owner, Henderson County deed records)
Greenhouse. Non-contributing, after 1954. One-story structure at the rear of the lot.
Garage. Non-contributing. after 1954. Modern concrete block structure.
Lucy T. Read House
House. Contributing, by 1926.
Vernacular cottage style one-story house with a wing to the west side. Tin roof covering. Front gable roof with a projecting bay at the northeast. Walls are stucco. Windows are one-over-one, possible replacements. House sits high on a hill. The stone retaining wall ran here, too, although most of it is gone. Concrete steps up the hill. Mrs. Lucy T. Read may have been the original owner of this house. He lived here from 1926 to 1944. James Fain and wife Tammie lived here from 1945 to 1946. John T. Wilkins, Jr., a salesman with Cantrell Produce Company, lived here with wife Milicent from 1948 to 1949. Lot is very overgrown. Good to fair condition.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)
Garage. Non-contributing, by 1926.
Altered one-story outbuilding, with concrete block basement housing two cars, and an apartment above. Roof is flat.
House. Non-contributing, ca. early 1950s.
Vernacular cottage style one and one-half story house with side gable roof and front gable roof dormers. Wind at northwest corner. One-story addition at rear. Walls are brick veneer with asbestos shingle in dormers. Shed roof added at front over patio. Central brick chimney with chimney pots. Windows are six-over-six and eight-over-eight. House sits high on a hill above street. Notable stone retaining wall with beaded mortar joints curves onto Maiden Lane alley. Good condition.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)
Garage. Non-contributing, ca. early 1950s.
One-story building of concrete block with a front gable roof.
Robert E. Transul House
House. Contributing?, by 1926.
Vernacular cottage style one-story plus basement house with a side gable roof. Front gable roof at the northeast corner and over the front entry. Walls are aluminum siding, with what appears to be a brick facade added at a later time. Entry stoop has modern iron posts. Front door is modern, with original sidelights. Windows are eight-over-one. Robert E. and Frances C. Transul lived here from 1937 to 1940. Charles A. Allen, a foreman at Kalmia Dairy, and wife Ruth lived here from 1941 to 1942. L. Y. Biggerstaff, manager at Coca-Cola Bottling Company, and wife Mae lived here from 1945 to 1946. Robert R. Ellis, Jr., a civil engineer, and wife Isabelle lived here from 1948 to 1949. Good condition.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)
House. Non-contributing, 1999.
There is a modern house under construction on the east side of this lot.
Thad C. Jowett House
Contributing, by 1926.
Vernacular cottage style one-story in front, two-story at rear house with a cross gable roof. Double front gables at the northeast corner in front. Walls are brick veneer. A shed roof porch covering supported by iron posts was added sometime after 1954. A covered entry stoop was added at the rear, at the southwest corner. Front door is slightly recessed from the front elevation, and is set within a brick arch. It is arched, with three vertical lights set within a solid panel. Notable front brick chimney with chimney pots. Windows are six-over-one with flat brick arches. House sits on a very large corner lot which drops considerably in elevation to the rear and west sides. Picket fence surrounds the property. Original concrete steps to the front entry. Outbuilding which appears on the 1954 Sanborn maps appears to be gone. Thad C. Jowett and wife Lucy lived here from 1937 to 1946. Mrs. Jowett, a widow, continued to live here in 1948 to 1949. Good condition.
(Sanborn maps, city directories)