BUYER STEPS IN, WILL RELOCATE OLD HOME.Byline: Dana Bartholomew Staff Writer RESEDA - What may be the oldest home in Reseda avoided the bulldozer Monday when a Van Nuys man and his sons offered to relocate the house. Stephen Rumph and his two sons, Jagg and Stephen Jr., bought the 1916 Craftsman-style farmhouse for $4,000 from a developer Monday and sent the bulldozer operator on his way. The family is seeking a fast-track permit from the city to move the home at 6725 Yolanda Ave. before construction begins this week on five new houses. ``We're delighted,'' said the senior Rumph, a studio musician and actor as he whisked debris off the roof. ``My 22-year-old son is going to move in to it. We're just so excited about this. It's been a long time coming. Rumph, 54, said it will cost more than $20,000 to move the home to a half-acre family lot at 19030 Strathern St. Rumph said he'd offered to purchase the home from D&S Development Corp. of Tarzana two months ago, but the tenant refused to let him in. The tenant disputes the account. Stephen Bock Noun 1. bock - a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring bock beer lager beer, lager - a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally , co-owner of D&S, said he is working with the Rumphs to obtain a moving permit from the city before construction of five new ranch-style houses Ranch-style houses (also American Ranch or California Ranch) is an uniquely American domestic architectural style. First built in the 1920s, the ranch style was extremely popular in the United States during the 1940s to 1970s, as new suburbs were built for the begins this week. ``We're going to try,'' he said. ``If we have to expedite ex·pe·dite tr.v. ex·pe·dit·ed, ex·pe·dit·ing, ex·pe·dites 1. To speed up the progress of; accelerate. 2. it, it will work. It'll take a lot of string-pulling (from the city).'' Area preservationists last week had hoped a buyer such as Rumph would save the house, reputed reputed adj. referring to what is accepted by general public belief, whether or not correct. to be the oldest in Reseda. The 1,200-square-foot gabled ga·ble n. 1. a. The generally triangular section of wall at the end of a pitched roof, occupying the space between the two slopes of the roof. b. The whole end wall of a building or wing having a pitched roof. farmhouse was built in the original township of Marian in 1916 and was once surrounded by lima beans lima bean: see bean. and pears. ``It's a cool little piece of the Valley's history,'' said Stephen Rumph Jr., 30. ``It would be a shame for it to be lost in the shuffle.'' |
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