The Owners had the house built during the roaring twenties, 1924 to be exact. Louis Silverstein was president of a women's wear wholesale company, and his wife convinced Mr. Silverstien to get the house built. The house was built so there would be to living quarters, so Rose's Russian mother had her own living space, but still lived with them. The architect was the Minnesota Architect Peter J. Linhoff, and he designed the home for the Silverstein's. The home is a Colonial Revival/ Mediterranean Revival. The house is now owned by The Olson's and Amy Olson's parents. When they fist viewed it they knew it was big enough for everything they need (tennis court and two living spaces), but it had a couple problems. It was dark, it had a leaky roof, and the walls were rotting. the house needed an immediate renovation to make it safe and healthy to live in. With the renovation they tried to preserve as much of the original build as they possibly could. They made the home for modern standard living, but kept many of the historic character to it. Below I will have pictures of what the home looks like now.
These are the two kitchens in the two separate condos.
One of the bathrooms in the home.
This is what both of the living spaces look like in each condo. They each have their own style of decor, but both of the rooms are designed the same.
This is the main hallway on the lower level.
This house is very beautiful in my opinion, and I really do believe they mixed the right amount of modern and history in this home. Even though I didn't get to see the house in person, it is nice to learn about other historic, and amazing homes, on the ave.
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