Reeves Residence - 3215 North Pennsylvania Street

Year Built:

Architectural Style: Queen Anne

- Key Features:

• Bay Window
• Front Facing Gable
• Leaded Multi-Pane Windows (Arts and Crafts Influence)
• Large Porch

This is an example of a house that took one step forward and two steps back. When Marty and Anne-Marie Dezelan purchased this Queen Anne home in 2001, the property was derelict due to ten-plus years of neglect. In fact, the interior of the house had rotted so badly that you could see into the attic from the first-floor living room. The Dezelans lovingly restored the interior of the home and the gracious, expansive rear porches resulting in an openness conducive to first-floor entertaining spilling out onto their large backyard. Unfortunately, lightning struck the home in 2016 and the ensuing attic fire and resulting water damage meant a full interior rebuild. The Reeves Family (who restored the Shawnee Apartments at 3024 Penn) desiring more space for their growing family was up to the challenge and purchased the home from the Dezelan's.

In Meridian Park, even homes that aren’t considered traditional Arts & Crafts like this Queen Anne home have incorporated subtle Arts & Crafts features like square columns. A traditional Queen Anne style home would have called for “turned posts” on the porches but these are square.