813 W. 4th St. – Lightner - H.E. Bill Reed House

This bungalow, featuring a semicircular arched portico with Tuscan columns, was built in 1923 by contractor William W. Green. The home was occupied initially by Clarence E. and Minnie J. Lightner from 1925 to the mid-1930s. From circa 1936 to 1975, Howard E. “Bill” Reed and his wife Alma lived here.

Howard “Bill” Reed was one of the town’s more prominent twentieth- century citizens. A teacher and coach at Loveland High School, he was appointed Superintendent of Schools during the 1940s. Mr. Reed was involved in many areas of the community.