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Chapin Park Local Historic District Guidebook <br />Page 59 <br />605 Rex Street Gable Front <br />Also known as 603 Rex Street, this house was built between 1898 <br />and 1899 for Oscar and Eliza Hans. They resided here only for a few <br />years until 1903. By 1906, William and Laura Ritter had purchased <br />the house to live in during their retirement. Helen Weber, a music <br />teacher, purchased the house by 1930. <br />608 Rex Street American Foursquare <br />Built between 1901 and 1903, the house was an investment proper- <br />ty for several years and had many residents. John L. White was the <br />first listed occupant who lived here in 1903. Subsequent residents <br />include: Byron Miller, Leo and May Ranger, Burton Thomas and <br />Carrol Pollock. <br />609 Rex Street Bungalow <br />This bungalow was built in 1909 for Frank and Edna Stover. Frank <br />worked for the American Trust Company as assistant treasurer. The <br />Stovers sold the house to Ralph and Anna Longfield by 1930. The <br />Longfields raised two children, John and Mary. Anna resided in the <br />house into the 1950s. <br />615 Rex Street Gabled-Ell/Queen Anne <br />Built between 1901 and 1903, James, a carpenter, and Martha Smith <br />were the first owners of this home. James resided here into the <br />1920s and sold the house by 1930. It then became a rental property. <br />616 Rex Street Queen Anne <br />This house was most likely built as an investment property <br />between 1903 and 1904. Mrs. Anna Ritter is listed as the first resi- <br />dent of this home. Subsequent residents include: Francis Long, <br />Horace Zimmerman, William and Myrtle Romine, Claude Miller <br />and Frank Dunnahoo. <br />617 Rex Street Gable Front <br />Built between 1899 and 1900, Wilson and [Ida] Snyder were the first <br />residents of this house. Though they did not own the property, they <br />resided here for over a decade until 1914 with their three children: <br />Howard, Dorothy and Mary. In 1910, Wilson was the secretary of <br />the Board of Public Safety.