Tree Streets Historic District
709 Pine Ave
Pleine House, 1917
BrickContributes to the historic character of the district
Did you know?The Tree Streets' cross streets used to be 1st through 6th
From the National Register nomination
Two-story Colonial Revival house of stretcher brick-veneer frame construction with an asphalt-shingled hip roof with brick-sided hipped dormers. The one-story front porch has rectangular-section brick pillars on a brick railing with concrete coping and floor. The recessed front entry has fluted pilasters, sidelights, and an elliptical fanlight. Other features include two exterior brick chimneys, an enclosed one-story back porch with original pantry, and 6/6 windows. The Pine and Fifteenth frontages are bordered by a concrete retaining wall with a low iron fence fabricated by the Cincinnati Iron Fence Co. A brick wall extends along the alley. The house was built by contractor M. Ree Ellis for the Pleine family and passed to their daughter Flossie Pleine. Leo and Nell Mehler acquired it in 1957.
Information supplied by Helen Ogden.
Also on the lot
- Garage, Ca. 1920
One-story, frame, weatherboard siding, a metal-sheathed gable roof, a poured-concrete foundation, one vehicle bay, and a beaded matchboard sliding door.
People
- M. Ree Ellis builder in 1917 (built by contractor M. Ree Ellis for the Pleine family)
- Pleine family owner in 1917 (passed to their daughter Flossie Pleine)
- Flossie Pleine owner in 1917 (passed to their daughter Flossie Pleine)
- Leo Mehler owner in 1957 (acquired it in 1957)
- Nell Mehler owner in 1957 (acquired it in 1957)
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