Lapping House

ID: 1246 ~ Source: Daniel Vivian ~ Creator: Daniel Vivian ~ Date: 2015

This file appears in: Hedden's Grove Neighborhood

Robert Lapping, the owner of a veneer company, built this Tudor-influenced house in 1930. The floors are made of pegged oak and most of the interior woodwork is walnut.
Image courtesy of Daniel Vivian.

This file appears in: Hedden's Grove Neighborhood

Hedden's Grove Neighborhood

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