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Property:  918 N. Larch Street, Lansing

Owner:  Domingo Trevino Sr., and Eusebia Cortez

Taxpayer: Domingo Trevino Sr., and Eusebia Cortez

Assessed:  $22,900

Owner says: Unable to be reached for comment

Architecture critic Amanda Harrell-Seyburn says: At firstglance the second-story windows on 918 N. Larch Street appear to bemistakenly askew — windows should be symmetrical, right!? Quirks likethis are typical in this type of vernccular architecture with thesecond-story windows placed asymmetrical to accommodate the interiorstair while ensuring that each bedroom has a source of natural light.Keep an eye out for this and other architectural whimsy.

Let’s be honest, this house needs some work. The paint isflaking off, the steps are starting to sag and the inevitable boardingup of windows and doors has begun both on the front of the house and onthe side. The glimpse of curtains in the side of the second-storywindows may be charming, but the rest of the house plainly shows thatno occupants have been here in quite some time. The plants on the sideof the house are uncut and starting to die, the leaves from thesurrounding trees are slowly covering any trace of a driveway or pathto the door. Soon nature, rather than the homeowner, will reclaim thisplace for its own.