When this house was built, the west end of Franklin Street was very different from today. Most importantly, the train station was just the other side of Adams Street and was a hubbub of activity, particularly prior to the evolution of the automobile. Another major feature of the area was the expanding Carroll’s Laundry, which in 1910 built their offices on the opposite side of Franklin and Adams Streets from this house (it since burned down). Some decades later, Bruno’s Sportsmen’s Club, also known as the Sugarbowl Bakery, was opened a couple of doors west of here on the corner. It is now closed. Franklin Street is now a quieter location, enjoying a streetscape of similar frame houses typical of the era.

An early owner of the land on which this house was built was Frederick Rauscher; he and his wife, Rosa, appear to have built the house and in 1894 sold it to their son, Henry Rauscher and his wife, Annie. In 1903, the Henry Rauschers built their own Victorian home at 414 Bourbon Street and sold this house

Having been owned for about a decade by Isaac and Elizabeth Hecht, who owned several properties in town, the Himes family bought the house in 1918 and various family members lived here until they sold it in 1957. The last Himes family members to live here were W. Robert Himes and his wife, Corinne. Robert served in the Navy in WWII and died in 1983. Helen E. and James Rodney Swam, Sr. were the next owners and raised their children here. Their daughter, Theresa (Terri) lived here with her mother until 2016, when Helen Swam died. The property was sold by Fannie Mae to Easy Wind LLC, who completely rehabbed the house including installing a new kitchen and bathrooms. The new owner in 2018 is Samuel Webb who is living in this home.

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Built 1935. 1670 sq ft, 4 beds, 2 baths, attic, fireplace, porch. 3000 sq ft lot.