Description

This brick, two-story, mansard-roofed home appears in the 1894 and 1897 Polk City Directories with no named occupant, and in 1898 as the home of Emily and John Bonien, a laborer. Their last name is listed later as Bonnin (1910) and eventually, in 1920, as Bonin (at which point John is listed as the “assistant in charge of surveying instrument room, U of M”). It features a full-width front porch with a shallow mansard roof that is adorned with arrow and round wood shingles (arranged to form two rows of full circles). The base of the porch is rusticated block and the decking and stairs are poured concrete. The one-over-one double-hung windows are topped with shallow brick arches. The front and side elevations of the mansard roof feature small dormer windows with stylized pediments.Property has been almost entirely new inside after a fire 4 years ago. New electrical, plumbing, duct work and forced air heat, windows, gorgeous wood floors and door throughout.