Purchase Price $45,000
2 units (could be 4)
Brick duplex, could be made into a 4-plex. Great woodwork and front doors. There is parking in front and off-street parking in back for up to 4 cars. This is a rehab property.
Contact: Lisa Rock — ReMax
Call: (816) 262-8462
House History and Gallery
At the turn of the 20th century, St. Joseph was a true boom town. Industries were flourishing and workers were coming into the city in huge numbers. Good affordable housing was required for those workers and their families. Savvy entrepreneurs realized that there was an opportunity to make good money by providing that housing. Theodore B. Hoagland was one of several who built houses intended for the rental market. The charming duplex at 1343-1345 Buchanan Ave. is an example of his investment strategy.
The City Directories and the census records give us good insight into the people that lived here. Many of the early residents were associated with the congregation of Latter Day Saints. One of the first recorded tenants was David J. Krahl and his wife Grace. David was a bookkeeper at the Tootle-Weakley Millinery Co.; at the time of his death in 1926 he was a minister in the Mormon Church. In 1900 David and Grace shared 1343 with Hiram O. Smith, a Mormon minister. The earliest known resident of 1345 was John R. Morrison. Morrison came to the United States from England in 1856 when he was about 15 years old. In 1900 he was married and working for the railroad.
The occupations of the people who resided in this duplex on Buchanan Ave. are a good representation of the enterprises that were driving the St. Joseph economy. David C. Mabie, who lived here in 1901 was a printer. Matthew H. Coy was a traveling agent for the Johnson-Woodbury Hat Company. Ernest E. Stickler was a department manager for Robison Heavy Hardware (the magnificent house built by Robison with the wealth generated by this company is still standing at 631 Hall St.). In 1940, the young couple Louis and Norene Brown moved into 1345 just after their wedding. Louis had recently returned from military service in the Panama Canal zone and was working in the printing industry, while Norene was a waitress in a hotel.
For more than a century, the substantial brick duplex built by Theodore Hoagland at 1343-1345 Buchanan Ave. has been home for a large number of families who were working hard to take ahold of their part of the American Dream. It is ready to help make your dreams come true as well!
