The Lane family may have added a front porch to this structure sometime around 1860, possibly in an attempt to keep up with the latest fashion in architecture. Mr. Lane sawed off the corners of two fi replace mantels in the home to keep from bumping his head as he leaned over to stoke the fi re and these mantels are still present today. Of special interest in the home, now owned by Nancy and Richard Van Valkenburgh, is a downstairs room, originally the kitchen — believed to be the first inside kitchen built in a Huntsville residence.
Thanks to Gay Money for providing details about the history of this event.
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