Tempe Historic Property Survey

C. A. Saylor was a Kansas farmer who came to Tempe in 1892 with his family. He continued farming on a ranch several miles southeast of Tempe. When poor health forced his retirement in 1909, he built the house at 940 S. Ash Avenue. Saylor’s son, C. A. Saylor, Jr., took possession of the house after his father’s death in 1912. He served in World War I, and was a real estate agent and a cotton farmer. The Saylor family lived in the home for many years; in the1980s, the house was still occupied by members of the family. C. A. Saylor, Jr., died in 1960.

The Saylor/Bertelsen House was originally a single story building with an L-shaped plan. Remodeling after a fire in 1930 changed the house to a rectangular, two-story building. The house has a steeply pitched roof, gable returns on the front facade, and features a random-ashlar exterior chimney on the south end of the front facade. Gabled dormers on the roof slopes have windows. A small centrally located chimney is on the north roof slope. The house is covered with clapboard siding except for the gable ends, which are shingled. A three-light window pierces the gable end. The central entry is covered with a flat hood supported by slim posts. Two steps lead to the single-leaf door with one-light sidelights. The only window on the first story of the main facade is large and square and divided into twenty lights. The house has been considerably altered on both the interior and exterior.

For more details see Excerpts from Newspaper Articles and Documents about the Saylor/Bertelsen House

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