#5 The Johnsen House, 1523 Eighth Street; Built ca. 1920

Related stylistically to the Arthur Ilfeld House (note the symmetrical massing and steep roof) the Johnsen House employs stucco rather than brick as a decorative exterior finish. Half-timbering, quaint balustrades and porch columns help complete the English manor house imagery of the Jacobethan style. Next door, amid the towering pine trees:

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