Lawrence Home
535 Maple Street
The home at 535 Maple Street has seen a lot of renovation since Bob and Marge Lawrence purchased it in 1992. The 1910 four-square style home, with some accents from the Arts & Crafts period, was built by Charles G. Bigge who was the treasurer of the Filer Fiber Company which is now the Packaging Corporation of America.
The five bedroom 3,900 square foot 2 1/2 bathroom home was built on four lots, which comprise about a quarter of an acre. The Lawrence's have filled that space with beautiful landscaping, many flower gardens, along with paved paths and white fencing.
Work the Lawrence's have done on the interior of the home, most of it themselves, includes remodeling the kitchen, upstairs bath, adding a basement bar (which was built by Bob), redoing the bath off the bar and rec room. They converted the home from steam heat to baseboard heating, eliminating bulky pipes and radiators and adding to the aesthetic value of the home. The renovated kitchen has been redesigned to add a breakfast nook and has a view of the well landscaped backyard. There is also a sitting porch off the nook which is great for reading and relaxing. The pantry off the kitchen has a door to the dining room and has been kept in its original form and is well used. The laundry room/bath was once a small dining room for breakfast and lunch. The living room is large and has the original fireplace and bookcases with the original glass. There are pocket doors dividing the living room and dining room The dining room has a built-in buffet and leaded glass windows. There is a front parlor that also has glass pocket doors and a built-in cabinet.
One of the things that they loved about the house when they bought it was all the beautiful woodwork throughout. It is all original and is either, walnut, tiger oak or Birdseye maple. All the woodwork has been refinished by Marge. She had help with the beams in the living and dining rooms ceilings from Bob. The living room, dining room and parlor have floors with a unique boxed pattern. All the wood floors both upstairs and downstairs have been professionally refinished.
Visitors to the home will be able to see the main floor and all of the second floor. Each bedroom has a walk-in closet some with built in drawers, giving the house a large amount of storage space. The fifth bedroom was once a maid's bedroom with a stairway that leads to the kitchen. There is a deck off the small hall outside the the maid's room which is another good place to read and contemplate. The hallway on the second floor is wide and accommodate antique furnishings which the Lawrence's have collected over the years from auctions. You will also be able to view the bar, bath and rec room in the basement and if you have time, there is a large backyard and a side flower garden you can view.
We welcome you and hope you enjoy your visit to our wonderful, beautiful and historic 106 year old home. We love it!!!!!
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535 Maple Street
The home at 535 Maple Street has seen a lot of renovation since Bob and Marge Lawrence purchased it in 1992. The 1910 four-square style home, with some accents from the Arts & Crafts period, was built by Charles G. Bigge who was the treasurer of the Filer Fiber Company which is now the Packaging Corporation of America.
The five bedroom 3,900 square foot 2 1/2 bathroom home was built on four lots, which comprise about a quarter of an acre. The Lawrence's have filled that space with beautiful landscaping, many flower gardens, along with paved paths and white fencing.
Work the Lawrence's have done on the interior of the home, most of it themselves, includes remodeling the kitchen, upstairs bath, adding a basement bar (which was built by Bob), redoing the bath off the bar and rec room. They converted the home from steam heat to baseboard heating, eliminating bulky pipes and radiators and adding to the aesthetic value of the home. The renovated kitchen has been redesigned to add a breakfast nook and has a view of the well landscaped backyard. There is also a sitting porch off the nook which is great for reading and relaxing. The pantry off the kitchen has a door to the dining room and has been kept in its original form and is well used. The laundry room/bath was once a small dining room for breakfast and lunch. The living room is large and has the original fireplace and bookcases with the original glass. There are pocket doors dividing the living room and dining room The dining room has a built-in buffet and leaded glass windows. There is a front parlor that also has glass pocket doors and a built-in cabinet.
One of the things that they loved about the house when they bought it was all the beautiful woodwork throughout. It is all original and is either, walnut, tiger oak or Birdseye maple. All the woodwork has been refinished by Marge. She had help with the beams in the living and dining rooms ceilings from Bob. The living room, dining room and parlor have floors with a unique boxed pattern. All the wood floors both upstairs and downstairs have been professionally refinished.
Visitors to the home will be able to see the main floor and all of the second floor. Each bedroom has a walk-in closet some with built in drawers, giving the house a large amount of storage space. The fifth bedroom was once a maid's bedroom with a stairway that leads to the kitchen. There is a deck off the small hall outside the the maid's room which is another good place to read and contemplate. The hallway on the second floor is wide and accommodate antique furnishings which the Lawrence's have collected over the years from auctions. You will also be able to view the bar, bath and rec room in the basement and if you have time, there is a large backyard and a side flower garden you can view.
We welcome you and hope you enjoy your visit to our wonderful, beautiful and historic 106 year old home. We love it!!!!!
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