An interesting “addition” to the Whelpley family house (previous/below picture) is the house at 9 8th St. NE at the rear of the property, which was built in 1905 by James Whelpley for his son. Although unattached, it is built in a Washington row house style and used to share the large backyard with the family home. A descendent of the family lives there now.

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For more information on these historic sites, go to the restoration society’s web page for the walking tour at http://chrs.org/historic-sites-tour-2020/

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

Italianate with the flair of Victorian, posted earlier: