Home Base: Arlington, Massachusetts
The Home
Joe & Ellen O'Toole's first home was located at 1 Lehigh Street, Arlington, MA. Tax records indicate the home has a "finished area" of 2,100 square feet. It was purchased in 1944 for $7,000, sold in 1951 for $15,000, and sold again in 1977 to the present owners for $42,000.
Side view (upper street side) of the house. The time shown in the pictures is 5 hours ahead, since the camera wasn't reset after its return from Ireland.
View of the front of the house, from the "woods side". The sun room at the rear was added 2-3 years ago. The home was purchased by the present owners in 1977 and is owner-occupied.
Street side view of the house. The tax valuation as of 8/2/03 was a breath-taking $434,100, according to the town website.
Another rear view of the house, shown from across Quincy street and about two houses down. You can get a feel for the steep hill that Quincy St climbs.
Looking down on Lehigh St (street to the left) from Quincy St. The house is in the center of the picture, pretty well hidden by shrubs and trees.
Homes across the street, seen from the woods at the end of the street. The house on the right is almost directly across the street from 1 Lehigh.
Attractive brass address plate by the front door of the house.