Last night Dad came to me and asked if I would go with him to do a bid on a house. Well, he never does residential but Kofmehl's secretary (Betty) gave this one to him and asked if he would look at it. So, we drove into town, down Washington and up to Corbin Park. We stopped in front of the house where I use to live on Waverly Place - 1960-1965. There was a sale sign in front and I said "Look, it's for sale". Is this where you are giving a bid? Yes, he said. Oh my gosh! Can I come with you???? Yes he said. I couldn't believe it. Dad had already talked to the owner and told him that I had lived there about 40 years ago. We actually got to go inside and see every room for electrical purposes. For me it was reliving my time there. The ceiling lights were all the same plus all of the woodwork and bookshelves and kitchen eating area was the same. It was so much fun to go through this house again. I love this house so much. They have lived here for 3 years and have spent $50,000 already on the updating and patio area. Whew!. He said they bought it for $400,000. They expanded the kitchen area into the downstairs bedroom area to make it a bit larger. When Dad was stationed at Fairchild he would come and stay on Saturday nights and go to church with us. He would sleep in the downstairs bedroom - which originally was the butler quarters. It was so much fun to see and remember the different rooms. The owner said I could take pictures so I did. He even suggested taking our picture in the front of the house. So, Dad will probably update some electrical wiring etc. there. I had actually been through the house a few years ago with they had an open house and had listed it on the Historical Register. It's too bad but I never appreciated this wonderful home when I lived there. This was such a great surprise from Dad and I am glad we had the opportunity and that the owners were so willing to let us browse.

501 Waverly Place

This is the front of the house. The Davis's who live here wanted to take our picture in front of the house - we said yes, of course. Wasn't that nice of them?

Closeup of the front porch

Dining Room

I love this dining room - especially the window seat. The open door you see goes into the kitchen area. When I lived here, it was the downstairs bedroom. When Dad would come and spend Saturday and Sunday he slept in this bedroom. In the earlier days it was the butler quarters.

Living Room

This is the Living room and everything looks about the same except for carpeting and curtains. The stairway on the right goes up to a small landing and then goes back down into the kitchen area or to the upstairs.

The patio area

This is the back yard or back patio area. The people who live there now redid all of this brickwork and bbq area. It was a very nice/comfy entertaining patio. When I lived here, it was all grass in the back yard.