The Oleson Home
The home of Mathilda Anderson Oleson, Selwyn's grandmother, at 5413 North Second Street. Irene and her son Selwyn Seek lived here while he was growing up.
1920s
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Seek Family
Four generations of the Seek family posing in front of Mrs. Irene Seek's home at 5413 North Second Street. Pictured left to right are Irene Olesen Seek (mother), Mathilda Anderson Olesen (grandmother), Mrs. Ephraim Anderson (great grandmother) and Selwyn Seek (Irene's son).
circa 1920s
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Siding Tiles
The home of Wilbur W. and Hilda E. Seek at 1408 Sixth Street after remodeling. The decorative trim on the roof line and front porch have been removed. The porch was enclosed and windows put in which maintains the openness a porch provides. The wavy edge siding tiles that resemble shingles are possibly a mixture of asbestos and Portland cement which provided durability and fire resistance. These siding tiles were popular from the 1920s through the 1960s.
circa 1940s - 1960s
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74.584.142
Folk Victorian Architecture
The home of Wilbur W. and Hilda E. Seek at 1408 Sixth Street. Wilbur (1885 - 1976) and Hilda (1889 - 1964) moved into the home circa 1932 and lived there the rest of their lives. The architectural style is Folk Victorian based on the decorative spindles and porch roof trim.
circa 1932
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Tudor Architectural Style
Mathilda Oleson's home where Irene and her son Selwyn Seek lived in 1926, located at 5413 North Second Street. Interurban rails are in the foreground. The architectural style is a variance of Tudor. The house is cross gabled with strong timbering on the front. A porch dominates the front of the house.
circa 1925
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74.584.106