Every House Has A Story

While I was on the tour no house really stood out to me for some reason. Don't get me wrong, they all were beautiful and were magnificently created but they all seemed like they were done before. There was nothing extremely special about them. I was left a bit disappointed that I didn't walk away with a favorite. It wasn't until we looked at a book about Summit Ave and the stories about the houses that I found one that I really enjoined.

It it was a really quirky and adorable house that looked like something out of a storybook. It was located on the 808 Goodrich Avenue in St. Paul. This colorful Victorian home was the work of Diedrik Omeyer and Martin Thori. These two Norwegian born architects were known or creating some of St. Paul's most effusive Queen Anne homes. Shockingly enough when the house was completed it sat empty for about a year.

The house had held a variety of different families such as; a cloth merchant, a Unitarian minister, a wholesale merchant,a physician, and a well known attorney. The poor house had fallen into disarray do to time and the crazy weather that Minnesota is known for. It wasn't until 2002 that a young property manager decided to take on the project and lift the house's spirits. He had a few hiccups along the way but eventually he restored the home to its original state and gave it such an iconic paint job that defiantly
caught my eye.