This land was part of the same parcel of five contiguous lots owned by Thomas Earp (1785-1868) of Philadelphia and sold to James T. “Jim” Holly (1849-1935) and on which 801 South Washington Street was built. Jim Holly was the youngest son of John W. "Daddy" Holly (1818-1892), who was one of Havre de Grace’s earliest duck decoy carvers. Jim and his wife, Irene Cobourn Holly, sold this lot in 1919 to George Taylor “Tad” Lyon (1896-1983) and his wife, Helen H. Lyon.

This is one of four similarly designed colonial houses in a row built by Tad and Helen Lyon in 1919. But in order for them not to look like “cookie cutter” houses, the finish on each house was different; this one is red brick. There was a shortage of housing after the War so they felt this would be a good investment. They rented the house out until 1926, when they sold this property to Thomas T. Drennen (1887-1971) and Elsie O. Drennen. Thomas Drennen was a veteran of WWI and several other Drennen family members lived in Havre de Grace. Thomas and Elsie’s daughter, Vivian, a Havre de Grace High School graduate, married Filmore H. Wilson of Port Deposit in 1939.

Having lived their lives here, Thomas Drennen died in 1971, and in 1979 Elsie Drennen deeded this home to their daughter, Vivian Wilson. After the death of her mother five years later, Vivian sold the home to Thomas A. and Cynthia L. Cannizzaro. They lived here until 2009 when they sold the home to Barbara J. Simmons, who remains the current resident.

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Built 1950. 1830 sq ft, 2 stories with basement, brick/frame,1 bath, detached garage, 12,000 sq ft lot.