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Guidebook Chapin Park Local Historic District <br />Page 48 <br />801 Park Avenue Gabled-T/Late Gothic Revival <br />Hewlett G. and Charlotte (Lottie) Davis had this house built <br />between 1884 and 1885. Hewlett was a shipping clerk and later <br />became an executive with the Oliver Chilled Plow Company. He <br />worked for Oliver until 1922. They raised two children: H. Gail <br />Davis, Jr., who inherited the house after the death of his parents, and <br />Lorene Davis Craven. <br />803 Park Avenue Queen Anne: Half-timbered <br />Clinton Turner and his second wife, Mollie, had this house built <br />between 1901 and 1903 and lived here until 1906. Clinton was an <br />agent for R. G. Dun & Co. Several individuals subsequently owned <br />the property including Callie Rennoe, William and Harriet Paul, <br />Swan Krusell, Dr. James and Bertha Wilson, Lewis Fleming and <br />Benjamin Fry. <br />804 Park Avenue Cross-Gable Square Plan <br />F. Lewis and Sarah Stedman purchased property from Mary <br />Anderson in 1888 and had this house built soon afterward. This was <br />the Stedman’s first house in the neighborhood. While residing here, <br />Stedman owned the Camper and Stedman sporting goods store <br />with his partner, James Camper. They moved to 730 Park upon sell- <br />ing this house to Dr. Clem, a dentist, and Louise Shidler in 1911. <br />Clarence Lee purchased the home from the Shidlers by 1925. <br />809 Park Avenue Clipped Gabled-Ell <br />Mrs. Mary E. Kelley had purchased lot 61 and half of 62 by 1890. <br />This house was built in 1892. Charles and Luthera Newell and their <br />two children, Louis and Harlow, were residents by 1896. They lived <br />here until 1912. Charles worked for the U.S. Express as an agent. <br />810 Park Avenue Gabled-Ell <br />Before purchasing this house between 1896 and 1898, George and <br />Minnie Harrop lived at 526 Portage Avenue (now 626 Portage). <br />George was a manager for several telephone companies: Central <br />Union, Bell Telephone and Telephone Express, before becoming an <br />independent contractor. The Harrops resided here until 1901, and <br />would live in several houses in the district.