Home Improvements

Building permits at Newton City Hall give a picture of the history of the house’s development. These are rough notes from a visit to city hall. It appears the living room was opened up by Kurt Lewin in 1945 and that he also added the bathroom on 1st floor stair landing.

DateChangeOwner
5/16/1922Garage 13’6″ 30 / 47″ from Lot Line (?)Patey
7/10/1922Add 3rd Floor bathPatey
3/30/1926Add dormer & plasterPatey
4/11/1933storage system?Patey
7/17/1935Add 2nd floor bath?Patey
6/15/1945Add 1st floor bathLewin
1/8/1945Remove partition dining room closingLewin
12/30/1953Back stairsParidis
5/18/1964New electrical circuitRule
3/14/1974Replace 3rd floor bathRule
10/20/1995Oil burnerTaylor
2/18/1998KitchenChenard
4/13/19993rd floor renovationChenard
4/21/1999Wird 3rd floor bathChenard
8/16/2000Repair porch, demo rear porch, Chenard
10/20/2020Water line replaced with Copper Prior

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