We cross over Victor and continue north. As can be seen below, there are some interesting things to discuss.
First, there was settlement on the block to the west, but it was up a steep grade and there are several houses that are no longer present.
Sometime later, probably in the 1880s and 1890s, there was substantial regrading and removal of earth to make the land more amenable to the construction of housing that is now extant on the block.
As would be expected, there are a large number of Second Empire houses, both two story and three story, single family and duplexes.
Ah, but look closer; the two houses above are not old at all, but are in-fill; note how the brick ends after several feet on the side and then turns to siding.
This duplex is original, though, as can be seen with the rubble wall foundation and brick walls on all four sides.
On the corner, at 900 Barton, is a building that was historically just labeled as a “hall” in city directories.
It functions as another activated corner restaurant that serves the neighborhood.
That takes us to Barton; the next block is taken up by a community garden. Originally, it was a whole row of houses, which can be seen below in the Sanborn map. After the garden we reach Lami Street.
