Palmer Street

Thanks to Steve Rankin for most of today's information about the original Lakewood Methodist Church/later Masonic Hall The ‘Lakewood Park Methodist Church’ officially opened April 6, 1913, with Bishop John C. Kilgo (previous president of Trinity College) preaching the first service.

Ever seen the 1910 version of the house remuddled with vinyl siding and replacement windows? That's evidently what was done to the house at 1917 Chapel Hill Road at the turn of the 20th century - a mid-19th century structure made of hand-hewn logs that was transformed into a Victorian cottage. These pictures show the old structure being re-exposed...