Grocery store-turned-private home by Helen Betts

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08-Aug-2020

Grocery store-turned-private home

101 14th St. SE was designed as a dwelling for owner S.L. Phillips by W. Edgar Howser and built by H. Scheffert in 1910. By 1914, Ruland & Howes were operating their grocery store here. Conrad Ruland (1849-1924), a German immigrant, went bankrupt in 1916, and the trustee sold the groceries, ice box, fixtures and the horse and delivery wagon. Isaac Kushner (1881-1956), a Jewish immigrant from Russia, had his grocery store here from c. 1918 to 1924. Afterward, he continued to run grocery stores in different neighborhoods of the city. Subsequently, it returned to residential use.

There are numerous houses on the Hill that used to be retail establishments. Personally, I don’t like their style with the storefront windows, but I guess the owners don’t mind.

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For more information on this historic sites, go to the restoration society’s web page for the tour at http://chrs.org/historic-sites-tour-2020/

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

The posing sparrow, posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor Z 24-70 f2.8 S
1/100s f/8.0 at 27.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Julie Oldfield		24-Aug-2020 23:34
Perfect symmetry. Fantastic POV. V

Blandine Mangin		24-Aug-2020 13:58
jolie compo ! v

Jeff Real		24-Aug-2020 13:22
This one is very unique! It is a compelling capture of this oddly shaped building. V

victorswan		24-Aug-2020 09:43
what a static building, nice to hear the story of such a house over the years Bv

Dennis Hoyne		24-Aug-2020 00:46
It's an attractive building, but would probably be better suited as retail space.

bill friedlander		24-Aug-2020 00:33
Rather ostentatious architecture for a grocery store. Nice the tnow residence has a lawn in front of it. V

Bill Miller		23-Aug-2020 22:40
It is odd to have such large windows and then have the blinds

globalgadabout		23-Aug-2020 21:04
a bit too functional looking, not at all cosy...like your corner angle to reveal the mass and shape..

Isabel Cutler		23-Aug-2020 20:07
Ugh! There's going to be a hefty bill to clean all those windows! Having to keep all those shades down would drive me nuts, but I guess it's necessary for privacy.

hayl		23-Aug-2020 20:05
With so many large windows you have to keep the blinds down all the time so it must be dark inside. Still a lovely old building and a nice fixture over the front door.

joseantonio		23-Aug-2020 19:24
interesting design for that house.V.

Nick Paoni		23-Aug-2020 19:24
I'm with you, a little too boxy for my taste, but I do like the trim.