August 2001"California" Style Bungalow
Corner of Stubbs and North 4th Street
August 2001
"California" Style Bungalow
Corner of Stubbs and North 4th Street
This is presently a 3-4 bedroom,
2 bath structure that was built in 1921. One of the earliest owners,
Mrs. Smith, may have been the person who built the house. At one
point in its history, Mrs. Smith used the house as a 6-bedroom
boarding house for young ladies. During the Selman Field days
it was quite the popular place to court young ladies. Presently
it is the home of Hunt & Cynthia Neely where Cindy has an
art studio. They bought the house in 1984 from Ann Wilder Teekel
who got the house from her mother. 
The
patio in the backyard is a major focal point for the area. Wheelbarrow
loads of bricks from 300 Stubbs (after it burned) were salvaged
to lay the front walkway and the concrete pieces from the walkway
were taken to the back to build the patio, laying a foundation
for a beautiful courtyard. All of this was done by the homeowners
and friends as is much the characteristic of living in the Garden
District. Future plans include modern amenities. However, as a
vanguard in this residential area the major objective is to maintain
the integrity of the time when it was built.
Our first featured property - April 2000
3rd
Street Market
1806 North 3rd Street
Monroe, LA 71201
(318) 325-2252
Built in the 1920s this shotgun
style building was originally a butcher shop and grocery store.
The Culpepper family purchased the butcher shop and grocery store
in the late 20s and still own the property. It has housed many
businesses some of which included a frame shop, photography studio,
and others. The Boomerang Man has occupied the building since
the early 70s and still has a room in the back. He rents the front
of the building to the 3rd Street Market, a new and very unique
gift shop that sells home and garden furnishings. They are a wonderful
new addition to the historic garden district.