On 4th and Kent is a house that was built in 1883 that sits on an 80 x132 ft corner lot. When the owner needed to sell it last year I could not resist because of the original quality of this house. Few houses in Davis are straight, because they were built quickly on slipshod foundations, often by the lumber companies or their management. This house was an attorney's we believe, and is straight, solid and perhaps 6,000 sft. It has changed little since it's original construction. In its parlor, living room and foyer, it has extensive oak woodwork, including opposed pocket doors, original balisters and newell posts, massive baseboard and door trims, and 2" thick solid oak doors. Its other unique feature is its stained glass windows, probably added after the initial construction, when the front porch was closed in, complete with maple floors. The attic has a huge finished area done completely in pine beadboard.
Our rework of the house includes 3 all new bathrooms, a new kitchen, all regular windows replaced and the stained glass windows reglazed. The east-facing master bedroom will have refinished maple floors and an en suite bath. We are refinishing the oak floors downstairs, adding a new deck, enhancing the heating system, and removing old fencing, overgrown trees and landscaping.
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