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The following is from the Historic Buildings Inventory as revised in 1985:
Modestly sized, this stucco and half-timbered one-story house contains an interesting half-timber design at the entry and a tall window at the opposite end which balances the composition. Additional decorative interest in provided by the brackets at the entry, roof forms, and window pane divisions.
The inventive juxtaposition of materials, forms, and scales gives a fantasy-land version of the Tudor Revival mode. The first owners were William H. and Gladys G. Curtis (1931 – 1955). Curtis was the Pacific Coast manager for the American Tobacco Co.
From 1955 – 1971, the owner was John C. Fay, a mechanical engineer with the Guy Atkinson Co. Mark and Sandra Silver owned the house in the '70s, followed by John and Ann Riddle.
There is a large two-story addition behind the original house. (Year unknown.)
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This house was built in 1930 and is a 4 Category on the Historic Buildings Inventory. The builder was Aro and Okerman. The property measures 60 by 120 feet.
Sources: Palo Alto City Directories; Palo Alto Times 6/18/30, Dec. 1943; interview 1985, Ann Riddle
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