Comments on: John L. Welsh and Family http://1912bungalow.com/2003/09/john-l-welsh-and-family/ Articles, reviews, tons of before & after photos, house restoration and interviews for the house obsessed. Get inspired! Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:05:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Laura http://1912bungalow.com/2003/09/john-l-welsh-and-family/comment-page-1/#comment-3012 Laura Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:22:58 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2003/10/02/john-l-welsh-and-family/#comment-3012 I know I'm late on this conversation but it came up in a recent search for family history. Horace and Della Shank were my Great Grandparents. I would love to see any pics of the house. The Shanks have been hard for me to find info on. This would be some fun info to add to my tree. I know I’m late on this conversation but it came up in a recent search for family history. Horace and Della Shank were my Great Grandparents. I would love to see any pics of the house. The Shanks have been hard for me to find info on. This would be some fun info to add to my tree.

]]> By: heather http://1912bungalow.com/2003/09/john-l-welsh-and-family/comment-page-1/#comment-6 heather Thu, 20 Nov 2003 18:49:29 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2003/10/02/john-l-welsh-and-family/#comment-6 Wow, Scott! You have done so much work on your house. Isn't it wonderful bringing these houses back to life? Thanks for sharing some of your home's history - I find all the connections with the past so interesting. I am trying to track down a surviving member of the Welsh/Catudal family to see if there are any early photos of our house. Wow, Scott! You have done so much work on your house. Isn’t it wonderful bringing these houses back to life? Thanks for sharing some of your home’s history – I find all the connections with the past so interesting.

I am trying to track down a surviving member of the Welsh/Catudal family to see if there are any early photos of our house.

]]> By: Scott Sandel http://1912bungalow.com/2003/09/john-l-welsh-and-family/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Scott Sandel Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:37:17 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2003/10/02/john-l-welsh-and-family/#comment-5 Hi, I'm the green paint scheme guy (Girl Scout headquarters green). I liked reading your house history. Our Neo-Tudor house sounds a little similar to yours. I, too, enjoyed researching information on our house, built in 1914 in the Missions Hills area of San Diego. You inspired me to do a little more sleuthing and speculation. Enclosed below is an outline for our house history: FORT STOCKTON DRIVE RESIDENCE TIMELINE: Mrs. Louisa A. Morrow sold the property to Frank A. Ricker and Mary D. Ricker on November 21, 1910. The property was divided and recorded by the County Recorder on October 18, 1911 On April 3, 1914 Frank A. Ricker and Mary D. Ricker sold the lot to Horace Shank. On June 9th, Horace Shank obtained a sewer permit, permit #11553, for the new house. The County Assessor.s Residential building record shows the year of original construction to be 1914. Horace and Della Shank sold the house to John J. and Elizabeth A. Crook on August 5, 1920. The Crooks lived in the house for 27 years, until 1947. John Crook.s obituary was published in the San Diego Union Tribune on January 29, 1947 one day after his passing. Less than three months later, Mary E. Ownston is listed as Guardian of the person and estate of Elizabeth A. Crook, .an incompetent person. in a grant of deed to Charles T. and Adel Geiger on April 7, 1947, that was recorded through probate. The Geiger.s lived in the home from 1947 to 2001, upon the death of Bunneye. Bunneye.s son sold the property to Jim Marich and Scott Sandel in 2001. FACTS REGARDING JOHN J. CROOK - OWNER 1920-1947: Crook.s railway construction engineering and contracting firm was hired by John D. Spreckel.s San Diego, Arizona & Eastern Railway Company in the early 190.0.s to build Carriso Gorge tunnels. Previous to his residency in San Diego, Crook was a member of a firm that built the Moffett Tunnel through the Continental Divide in Colorado. In the 1922 San Diego City Directory, John J. Crook, of 2260 Fort Stockton Drive, is the only listing under .Contractors - Railroad.. NOTES ON CONSTRUCTION, PRESERVATION, REPAIRS (2001 to present): Discover original cedar shake roof under many layers. Replace with fire-rated new cedar shake roof. Replace all of perimeter foundation. Add new beam to support sagging floor downstairs. Front porch reconstructed: Remove a circa 1950.s center column that was added to support the sagging front porch roof/upstairs balcony. Deconstruct early stucco addition to porch railing area, and repair front porch railing to a more sympathetic Craftsman-style detail. Re-build original columns to previous dimensions and apply new stucco that matches the heavy .slash. or .dash. finish that is extant on the chimney and upstairs on the Neo-Tudor Craftsman details of the mock board-and-battens. Replace porch concrete foundation and steps, using historic scoring patterns. Hi, I’m the green paint scheme guy (Girl Scout headquarters green). I liked reading your house history. Our Neo-Tudor house sounds a little similar to yours. I, too, enjoyed researching information on our house, built in 1914 in the Missions Hills area of San Diego. You inspired me to do a little more sleuthing and speculation. Enclosed below is an outline for our house history:

FORT STOCKTON DRIVE RESIDENCE

TIMELINE:

Mrs. Louisa A. Morrow sold the property to Frank A. Ricker and Mary D. Ricker on November 21, 1910.

The property was divided and recorded by the County Recorder on October 18, 1911
On April 3, 1914 Frank A. Ricker and Mary D. Ricker sold the lot to Horace Shank.

On June 9th, Horace Shank obtained a sewer permit, permit #11553, for the new house. The County Assessor.s Residential building record shows the year of original construction to be 1914.

Horace and Della Shank sold the house to John J. and Elizabeth A. Crook on August 5, 1920. The Crooks lived in the house for 27 years, until 1947. John Crook.s obituary was published in the San Diego Union Tribune on January 29, 1947 one day after his passing. Less than three months later, Mary E. Ownston is listed as Guardian of the person and estate of Elizabeth A. Crook, .an incompetent person. in a grant of deed to Charles T. and Adel Geiger on April 7, 1947, that was recorded through probate.

The Geiger.s lived in the home from 1947 to 2001, upon the death of Bunneye. Bunneye.s son sold the property to Jim Marich and Scott Sandel in 2001.

FACTS REGARDING JOHN J. CROOK – OWNER 1920-1947:

Crook.s railway construction engineering and contracting firm was hired by John D. Spreckel.s San Diego, Arizona & Eastern Railway Company in the early 190.0.s to build Carriso Gorge tunnels. Previous to his residency in San Diego, Crook was a member of a firm that built the Moffett Tunnel through the Continental Divide in Colorado. In the 1922 San Diego City Directory, John J. Crook, of 2260 Fort Stockton Drive, is the only listing under .Contractors – Railroad..

NOTES ON CONSTRUCTION, PRESERVATION, REPAIRS (2001 to present):

Discover original cedar shake roof under many layers. Replace with fire-rated new cedar shake roof.

Replace all of perimeter foundation. Add new beam to support sagging floor downstairs.

Front porch reconstructed: Remove a circa 1950.s center column that was added to support the sagging front porch roof/upstairs balcony. Deconstruct early stucco addition to porch railing area, and repair front porch railing to a more sympathetic Craftsman-style detail. Re-build original columns to previous dimensions and apply new stucco that matches the heavy .slash. or .dash. finish that is extant on the chimney and upstairs on the Neo-Tudor Craftsman details of the mock board-and-battens. Replace porch concrete foundation and steps, using historic scoring patterns.

]]> By: Christal Majure http://1912bungalow.com/2003/09/john-l-welsh-and-family/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Christal Majure Sun, 12 Oct 2003 04:09:14 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2003/10/02/john-l-welsh-and-family/#comment-4 We just purchased our first home and although it is newly built, it is the style and craftsmanship (well in today's terms) of English Arts & Crafts. I have thought of leaving a bit of family and house info in a wall or somewhere under the house. Your story inspired me even more by seeing just how interesting it is to trace the roots and soul of your bungalow. I am amazed at all the info you've tracted down. Good luck with remodel and the history lesson. We live in the new community of Mt.Laurel, Alabama. It has a website if your curious. The town of Mt. Laurel. Well good luck, oh and I was doing a search for Organized Living, the store and found your site. It was interesting. Best wishes, Christal We just purchased our first home and although it is newly built, it is the style and craftsmanship (well in today’s terms) of English Arts & Crafts. I have thought of leaving a bit of family and house info in a wall or somewhere under the house. Your story inspired me even more by seeing just how interesting it is to trace the roots and soul of your bungalow. I am amazed at all the info you’ve tracted down. Good luck with remodel and the history lesson. We live in the new community of Mt.Laurel, Alabama. It has a website if your curious. The town of Mt. Laurel. Well good luck, oh and I was doing a search for Organized Living, the store and found your site. It was interesting. Best wishes, Christal

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