This land was part of the same parcel of five contiguous lots owned by Thomas Earp (1785-1868) of Philadelphia and sold by Philadelphia Trust Safe Deposit and Insurance Company in 1891 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 (from here south) 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 has siding. There was a shortage of housing after the War and they felt this would be a good investment. They rented the house out until 1926, when they sold this property to Frank Fuchs (1897-1966) and his wife, Olive Cassandra Fuchs, who made their home here until 1974. They raised their daughter, the late Norma Fuchs Molali, in this home.

In 1974, the widowed Olive Fuchs sold the property to Ralph S. Redding, Jr. (1942-2019) and his former wife, Mary Ann Redding. Ralph and Mary Ann were divorced in 1998 after which Ralph became the owner of this property. Ralph had two sons and worked for many years at Harford Memorial Hospital where he was the Blood Bank Supervisor. This home remains listed in the name of Ralph S. Redding, Jr.

County Records
Built 1948. 1620 sq ft, 2 stories with basement, 1 bath, detached garage, 9000 sq ft lot.