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recalls, “This house needed a lot of work. We did all the
carpentry, but hired out plumbing and electrical.” They renovated bedrooms, bathrooms and the kitchen, and added a one-story
addition when Erika’s parents came to live with them. Original
clapboard siding was covered with mineral siding before the
Herz family added narrow clapboard and scalloped vinyl siding.
The rubblestone and fieldstone foundation remains strong.
“We poured a lot of blood, sweat, tears and money into this
place,” says Erika.
The three-story conservative late-Victorian style house with
original slate roof has three gables and a dramatic wraparound
44 WAYNE MAGAZINE MAY 2016
HISTORY BUFFS Erika and Bill Herz, shown here on
their wedding day, fell in love with each other and
with this historical landmark.