Avon Lake Model Home – August 11, 1951

Longtime readers of this blog know that I like to post vintage newspaper ads of new/model homes for sale. They're a great representation of what was trendy at the time, and what people wanted.

Over the years, there have been a lot of them featured on this blog, including a house in Lorain on Park Drive (1931); the Master Model Home on Hawthorne Avenue in Lorain (1931); a house in Sheffield Lake on Dillewood Avenue (1941); new homes on Root Road (1950); one on West Erie Avenue in Lorain (1954); the House of Harmony in Sheffield Lake (1955); one in the Sherwood Allotment in Lorain (1957); a home in Lorain on G Street (1961); one in South Lorain (1963); one in Amherst Township on Oberlin Road (1964); and the infamous House of Enchantment on Leavitt Road (1964).

Of course, the fun is going out and seeing what the house looks like today to grab a photo. (In the homes I select for this treatment, I make sure that they are still in good shape before making them the subject of a post.)

Anyway, here’s yet another new home for sale, this time out in Avon Lake on Moore Road. The ad ran in the Lorain Journal back on August 11, 1951 – 70 years ago today.

The house (built by Trivanovich) is interesting, because of its unique proportions. It’s obviously not a cookie-cutter design.

The ‘outstanding features’ of the house include: Large living room with Thermmopane picture window; 2 large bedrooms; dining room gliding window; ultra-modern tiled bath; copper plumbing and hardwood floors throughout; spacious basement with provisions for a bar; large double garage; two big shade trees in front.

The ad noted that the house was located only a short distance from Lake Road, so it was easy to find.

Courtesy Lorain County Auditor

The ’two big shade trees in front’ must have been getting too big, or were past their prime, because they were recently removed.