The Ross Hips, pt. 1
My first experience with a Ross cottage was the one we rented our first vacation week in Lakeside in 1974, although I didn't know it until I checked the address at the archives on Saturday. Also, my friend Nancy who first told us about Lakeside lives in one on 2nd Street which her parents bought in 1946.
Our first place was 228 Plum--a four family and our rent was $45/week. This home has since been turned into a double--or maybe it was originally a double and had been changed to house more families. There was also a sleeping porch at the rear--no air conditioning or fans in the early 20th century, so sleeping porches with push out shutters to let air in were essential.The ones on either side of 228 are not Ross Hips, but the two further down at 2nd and Plum are, one has been redesigned to have a second story gabled roof porch, not my favorite for a hip roof, however, it gives them a wonderful, open view of the park and lake.
I believe this was our rental the next summer, also a four family and was lakefront, so we had some great views when the storms rolled in. The two to the left of it are also Ross Hips, the one called Northeaster borders the tennis courts and sits where the old power site was.
Sunrise on July 18, 2009
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