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422 South Washington Street, c. 1912; rebuilt 1999
A home was already on this lot when it was sold to Susanna Keen in 1912 and “Susie Keen” was listed as having telephone service here in 1916. She, as a widow, sold the property in 1919 to Jacob and Katherine Davis. Jacob Davis was well known as a watch maker and owner of a store at 142 North Washington Street where he sold and repaired watches and clocks, as well as phonographs. Jacob and Katherine also were the parents of Joseph Leon Davis who enlisted in the National Guard in 1917. He was sent overseas in June 1918 but died in an explosion just two months later. Corporal Davis was the first person from Harford County to pay the supreme price in WWI; as a result the Havre de Grace American Legion Post #47 on St. John Street was named in honor of Cpl. Joseph L. Davis.
Jacob and Katherine Davis sold this home in 1928 to Thomas E. Lofland (1890-1936) and his wife, Norma Pleasants Lofland (1900-1982). They had married in 1918 and had two children. Thomas, who worked for the telephone company, died at a young age in 1936 but Norma continued to live here until 1973, when she sold the home to John M. Wilkie, Sr. and Janet Wilkie. Having lived here for several years, the Wilkies apparently demolished the old home that had been here and built this new home in 1999.
In 2013, John and Janet Wilkie deeded this home to their son, John M. Wilkie, Jr., reserving a life estate for themselves.
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Built 1999. 1800 sq ft, 2 stories no basement, 2 baths, 6000 sq ft lot.