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This home, located on the northwest corner of Crane and Bridge Streets, was built in 1934 by H. Morley Holten (Bryden Horse Shoe Co.) and sold to Harry and Jane Seamen in 1941. Harry Seama, the son of Henry Seame (chemist for the Crane Iron Works before joining the Atlas Cement Company) and Jane Walters Seaman. Jane Seaman lived here through most of the home's history. One of the latest homes built in what is now the Mansion Historic District, and built coming out of the Depression, the home has little of the decorative wood trim of the earlier homes in the neighborhood, but shares their solid construction and gracious style. The home features a center hall staircase, mahogany floors, large living room, master bedroom and linen closet. Some enhancements that can be traced to the Seamans are the conversion of a cistern into a wine cellar; conversion of part of the basement into a beer-hall style area for their son; the addition of the garage, and an additional bath and a-half. Leon Kulp and Sophie Babyak Kulp, who liived here from 1986 - to 2002, updated the kitchen and added a half bath on the first floor. The home enjoys a large lot and quiet, woodland-style backyard which can be viewed from the house, the breezeway and the back patio. |
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