Henry Geilfuss House

1. November 1882

   Begun in November 1882 to the design of the architect Henry Geilfuss, for his own family: a detached, bay-windowed Italianate house of two storeys on a sixty-foot lot more than twice the usual width, with a stable behind reached by a side drive — a freestanding house in a district of row houses.

   National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
2. 1892

   Built.

3. 1894

   The house was first numbered 809 Treat Avenue and became 811 around 1894.

   National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
4. 1900

   By 1900 the barn and stable at the rear had been rebuilt as one two-storey stable pushed forward into the raised room, with a separate apartment of its own, and the other outbuildings were cleared.

   National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
5. 1904

   From 1904 until at least 1937 a curtain laundry worked from the converted stable at the back of the lot.

   National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
6. 1950

   By 1950 the former stable, extended to the south, was a sheet-metal works, and a one-storey garage had been built at the front corner of the lot; by the 1990s the rear buildings were a cabinet shop.

   National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
7. 1972

   A permit was issued to legalize the five apartments the house had been divided into; a second followed in 1975.

   National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
8. Nov 2007

   Permit 200711198545 $$$ $6,500

   Reroofing.

9. May 2015

   Permit 201505287452 $$$ $250,000

   Conversion existing storage shed at rear to living space to accomodate the addition of 2 additional units(7 total). exterior modifications to existing buildings. addition new roof deck at rear building. horizontal additon to rear of 2 car garage to accomadate bicycle parking. n/a for maher ordinance no.155-13.

10. Oct 2016

    Permit 201610251136 $$$ $1

    Proposed revision to approved permit application 201505287452 to accurately reflect as built condition of rear building framing. n/a maher ordinance.

11. Jan 2017

    Issued Permit 201701066697 $$$ $2,200

    Repair and replace dry rot damaged siding on east and south wall. approx 1000 sq ft. not visible from street.

12. Mar 2017

    Permit 201703010405 $$$ $25,000

    Install new fire sprinkler system per nfpa 13. two units first floor and unit 7th second floor including 2" underground fire service. reference 201505287452.

13. Jun 2017

    Permit 201706219922 $$$ $1

    Revisions to permit application 201505287452 & #201610251136. interior modifications to the floor plan, all within the previously approved building boundry. no structural changes. change single door to double door in one unit. relocate kitchen in one unit.

14. July 27, 2017

    Listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its association with Henry Geilfuss and as a well-preserved Italianate house by him, the rare detached house in a city of row houses.

    National Register of Historic Places nomination, National Park Service
15. Aug 2018

    Permit 201808016137 $$$ $13,000

    Installation of a new fire alarm system. ref #201505287452. sprinkler #20170301405.

16. Aug 2018

    Permit 201808318867 $$$ $13,000

    Installation of a new fire alarm system added 1 horn strobe, smk det and manual pull to as built plan 201505287452 & 201203010405 maher na.

17. Apr 2021

    Permit 202104148486 $$$ $6,200

    Install 3 ply roof consisting of one ply base sheet, one ply sta smooth sheet, one ply gta cap sheet.

6 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline. 1 expired permit is not shown. The assessor's roll gives 1892; construction began in November 1882.