The Merrill House (2002)

The Merrill House, a 1910 Craftsman bungalow, was designed by the renowned architects Charles and Henry Greene for Samuel Merrill. It was a single-story, three-bedroom, one-bathroom home, embellished with many of the architectural details which mark the Greene’s style. The home had been a neighborhood nuisance for several years and was vacant for many months before HHP acquired it in November 1999. Suffering from years of neglect and deferred maintenance, HHP was able to restore almost all of the original woodwork, light fixtures, and built-in cabinetry. A generous donation by Washington Mutual assisted HHP in acquiring the project. Because of the poor state of the home, rehabilitation was finally able to begin in late 2001 and by October 2002, the home was sold to a moderate-income family of four who had been long-time renters in the neighborhood. The restoration of the Merrill House was featured in the magazine American Bungalow in its Fall 2003 issue. This project took a little longer than others due to the historic nature of the rehabilitation as well as the state of the home. Throughout the rehabilitation, HHP held workshops for homeowners at the Merrill House to demonstrate various restoration techniques, these workshops were well attended by interested neighbors.

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