Paul and Judy Niedenthal had been looking for the ideal house for a while. The young couple had a family and wanted to live in Irvington. In 1963, they drove by the brick bungalow at 336 North Audubon Road and noticed that it was for sale. Mrs. Jean Diehl, the widow of Barrett Diehl, dwelled in the residence at the time. Built in 1936, the brick home replaced a larger Italianate house that had been built shortly after Irvington's founding in 1870. The Niedenthals were drawn to the layout of the residence with its long central hall and rooms upstairs for their children. Mrs. Niedenthal loved that the entry hall still contained its original knotty pine wall covering. There would also be plenty of yard to take care of as the house sits on a double lot. 53 years later, the home looks much as it did in 1963. In fact, little has changed about the place since its construction in 1936. Photos dating to the early 1940s from the Ostrander family, who lived across the street, reveal that the porch has always been enclosed.
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| The real estate photo of 336 North Audubon Road was taken by John Horton in 1963 |
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| 336 North Audubon Road in the early spring of 2016 |
The historic image and stories for this post are courtesy of Judy Niedenthal.
My wife and I are searching for a family home, and we are looking at older house we can update ourselves. This sounds like the perfect property for us, and we love the idea of an enclosed porch. Homes built in that time frame tend to be sturdy, and we would love to find one just like this with a huge yard.
ReplyDeleteGood luck in your search, Kelvin. Irvington is full of wonderful homes and many of them could use someone like you who can fix them up!
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