813 Park Ave.

1957 (Courtesy Rod Mullen)

Per Rod Mullen "My father drew the plans himself and built that house between July 1956 and June of 1957 with the help of his friends at the Fire Department and the help of my mother's father and brothers. I still have the time sheets my father kept during construction. My parents and I lived in the back apartment. The front apartment was originally occupied by my mother's aunt, Rosa Thompson, who had previously lived at 504 Oakwood Ave."

(Below in italics is from the 2004 National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.)

1-story brick hip-roof duplex with 1 unit set behind the other. Other features are metal casement windows and corner recessed porches with metal posts and railings. This is one of the more finely finished examples of a duplex form that is connnon in the district in the 1960s. 1960 CD: Roderick Mullen owner/occupant (capt. city fire dept.). 1 tenant.