The Shawnee Apartments -- 3024 North Pennsylvania Street

Year Built: 1912

Architectural Style:

- Key Features:

• Front Gable has Large Cornice and Wide Band of Decorative Trim
• Door is Surround by Narrow Sidelights and is part of an Elaborate Door Surround
• Four Decorative Pilasters Across the Front

Allie and Josh Reeves purchase this four-plex in 2011 and set about renovating each apartment on their own. With only one 'livable' unit in need of much TLC, Josh has done a marvelous job of preserving this building's historic charm while also adding plenty of modern conveniences. From demolishion to completion this remodel involved moving walls, opening doorways, replacing warped and cracked floor joists and rebuilding the main load-bearing wall. In the end, Josh opened the floor plan in the kitchen/living room areas, added artsy concrete countertops, remodeled all bathrooms as well as plumbed and wired all units -- updating light fixtures, appliances and the HVAC system.

With all of these changes, the couple still managed to accomplish their goal of preserving and restoring key historic elements, including the beautiful wood stairs, doors and hardware. They maintained original plaster where possible.

As their family grew, they set about saving another beautiful Meridian Park residence (3215 Penn) which was gutted by fire in 2017.