Homes featured on the Old West End Festival tours are rarely repeated, but the historic home at 624 Delaware Ave. will return to the lineup for the 53rd annual event.
Dubbed the 624 Delaware Revitalization Project — and part of last year’s lineup — the historic home has been the focus of a five-year effort by the Old West End Association Preservation Committee, with support from the Lucas County Land Bank. The complete makeover has included a new roof, floors, gutters, exterior wood restoration, mold remediation, and landscaping.
“Last year was important for people to see how far we had come, and it was still in pretty rough shape,” said Michael Walker, co-chairman of the house tours. “It was important to have this particular house on again, so that people can see the difference. … You would have thought we were never going to save the floors, and we didn’t have the kitchen in last year. There’s been a lot of really great changes for people to see.”…