"The right buyer might see the potential in this Midwood dwelling that was built as a two-family in the early 20th century and still has a bit of interior detail left. The standout detail is an Arts and Crafts style mantel in the upper duplex, but there are wood floors, pocket doors, and a beamed ceiling as well. At 968 East 10th Street, the house was part of the Midwood Manor development begun in 1908."
"In 1908 developers Wood, Harmon & Co. launched a redevelopment of the land, including roughly 20 blocks. Ads for the project that same year dubbed it Midwood Manor and boasted it would have the latest in public services like sewers, electricity, and phone service as well as landscaped streets. The John R. Corbin Co. built a number but not all of the houses in the development."
"This gable-fronted house still retains its triple windows in the peak and its double porches, one per family. There is a hint of the original columns on the second floor porch. Those original Ionic columns, as well as the shingled exterior, can be seen in the circa 1940 tax photo. The first floor porch was still intact in the 1981 tax photo, but now has brick columns."
The house was built in the early 20th century as a two-family detached dwelling in the Midwood Manor development. The upper duplex features an Arts and Crafts mantel, wood floors, pocket doors, and a beamed ceiling, while the first floor offers a two-bedroom, one-bath apartment. The gable-fronted exterior retains triple windows, double porches, and hints of original Ionic columns and shingled siding; porch columns were later replaced with brick. The property originated from land tied to John H. Schults and was redeveloped by Wood, Harmon & Co. and built in part by the John R. Corbin Co. The upper unit has a more generous layout and the most surviving period detail.
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