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1625 Holmes

The first photo is from 2025. The second photo is from 2002.

1625 Holmes

Previous house number was 1457

FIRST NOTED IN CITY DIRECTORY : 1906

RESIDENTS

1906 Albert H. Vayo

1907 vacant

1908 John W. Hesser

1912 W. L. Hodgdon

1914 vacant

1915 Dr. William O. Holmberg & Clara Edmunds

1931 Morgan P. O’Brien

1959 Myrtle O’Brien

1961 Raymond A. & Maude Keldermans

1978 vacant

1979 G. A. Parker

1981 Jim Walker

1984 Steven Reich

1986 Edward L. Braud Holmes

1989 David & Elizabeth Youngren

June 5, 1931 State Journal Register
Morgan P. O’Brien Jr. (1914-1965) of 1625 Holmes graduated from the Lincoln School of Law. This photo is from SJR June 16, 1938.
Thomas O’Brien (1917-1985) August 16, 1944 State Journal Register

Morgan Patrick O’Brien (1881-1958) was a city engineer for Decatur form 1924-1941. He had 26 years of practical engineering experience, including his work at Lake Decatur, when he was hired as city engineer for Springfield. He was Springfield’s engineer from 1931-1939 when he began private practice as a surveyor and civil engineer. Morgan O’Brien wrote an article for the March 1933 issue for American City titled “Resurfacing Brick with Brick – an Economical Practice.”

The above photograph of the Kelderman family is from 1967. Courtesy of SVC, Lincoln Library
Text by Edward Russo for the 1999 HPNA Garden tour

For more information, see HPNA newsletter June 1, 2009.