This
home was built in 1884 as a residence for Henry and Clara Denhart,
he was a prominent banker in
Changes made:
1. Lead pipe and cast iron
plumbing replaced with copper and plastic pipe
2. Knob and tube electrical
system modernized
3. Fuse box replaced with
circuit breakers
4. Electrical service run
underground and upgraded to 440
5. 1959 furnace replaced with a
geothermal system
6. Concrete parking lot 275’x
65’ removed
7. 65 truck loads of dirt
brought in to create a side yard
8. A four car steel garage
replaced with carriage house
9. Brick driveway constructed
10. Freight elevator removed and
back staircase built
11. Original newel post,
banister, and spindles re-installed at top of back staircase
12. Original cabinet with flour
bin rebuilt (parts found in basement and Mr. White’s shed)
13. Laundry chute added
14. Original kitchen floor
refinished, after carpet and linoleum were removed
15. Kitchen chimney removed to
create wall space for stove
16. Kitchen cabinets and
appliances added
17. Entire house insulated
18. Master bath and closets
added to room that had been a storage area when the house was first built. At some point it had been enlarged and used
as a kitchen and later as a preparation room.
19. Family bath refinished with
period fixtures. Originally there was no
indoor bath area.
20. Dining room and library
hardwood floors refinished
21. Bathroom installed on first
floor
22. Bathroom added in basement
23. Three chimneys rebuilt and
insulated
24. Center dormer added to match
original structure
25. Roof shingled and interior
gutters rebuilt
26. Period wallpaper
27. Invisible storm windows and
screens on one forth of the windows
28. Exterior siding partially
removed
29. North side of house painted
30. Gingerbread to be added to
exterior
Under construction:
1. Back porch to be rebuilt,
new steps have been added
2. Carpeting of floors
3. Main stairs to second floor
to be refinished and carpet runner added
4. Complete wallpapering
5. Landscaping
For the future:
1
Front steps to be replaced
2
Remainder of siding to be removed and exterior painted, gingerbread
added
3
Invisible storm windows and screens on remaining windows
4
Wood screen door to replace storm doors on remainder of house
Contractors:
1. General Contractor – Tim Beutel
2. Carpenters extraordinaire –
Tom Schaefer and Nathan Fuller
3. Master craftsman
painter – James Hoover
4. Concrete removal – Herman
Glueck
5. Excavation – Wayne Litwiller
Excavation and Billy Daniel Excavation
6. Brick Drive construction–
Washington Landscaping
7. Brick masons – Henry Schock
and Sons
8. Electrical - Copperfield Communications & Electric
Co.
9. Plumbing – Jim Puluska
Plumbing
10. Heating and Air Conditioning
– Garber Heating and Air Conditioning
11. Brick supplier – Peoria
Brick and Tile
12. Plaster – Humnel Plasters
and Patrick Haynes Plasters
13. Landscaping – Washington
Landscaping and Greenview Landscaping
14. Chimney – Mr. Chimney Sweep,
Ron Lawrence
15. Kitchen cabinets – Ruben
Kaufman Cabinets
16. Kitchen counter tops – Rich
Murray Granite and Marble
17. Floor refinishing – Allred’s
Floor Service
18. Tile work – Spring Creek
Ceramic and Hardwood
19. Insulation – Energy Home
Insulation
20. Garage doors –
Fleming-Vanloo Door and Window Co.
21. Doors and garage decorative
woodwork – Architectural Millwork, Jim
Krulac
22. Special woodwork in house –
Midwest Wood Products
23. Wood carving for bedroom
doors – Garry Goffinett
24. Greenhouse glass – Classy
Glass
25. Wallpaper hanging – Vogue
Painting and Jerry Miller
26. Wallpaper repair in dining
room– Mariam Graff
27. Etched glass in kitchen door
– Creative Glass Art, D. Alcaraz
28. Concrete – Wiedman Concrete
29. Roofing – Kreiling Roofing
30. Pest Control – American Pest
Control, Larry Wright
31. Survey – American Engineers,
Bob Anderson
32. Storm windows – Allied
Windows
33. Stove – George O. Pasquel
34. Kitchen Appliances – Grimm
Appliances
35. Shower glass on first and
second floor – Illinois Valley Glass
36. Shower in basement – Kohler