Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 4436 March Home&Garden Matters 2017 including NJPAC. His award-winning performances were praised for their “brilliant technique and original interpretations.” Big old houses are expensive to keep up, and over the years, 53 Curtiss was sorely neglected. In September 2016, Rafael Wenke sold the property to Jimmy Vayas, a local contractor and builder, who says he has “a passion for old houses.” In some other towns, the house would have been torn down, to be replaced by a structure that could only aspire to the authenticity of this hundred-year-old Colonial. But the fate of 53 Curtiss, as is more typical in Maplewood, was to be given new life. “I loved the unique details, the windows, the moldings of this house,” Vayas said. “I wanted to restore its beauty.” Overgrown shrubbery was stripped away, shutters were fixed and replaced, and a parade of workers passed through the French doors. Now, the exterior of the house looks as it did in 1916, with an impressive columned entry portico surmounted by a Palladian window, balustrades across either side of the façade, and a porte-cochère spanning the driveway. It caught the eye of a family in the neighborhood who have decided to move in. Another family, another story…. Gail R. Safian is a long-time resident of Roosevelt Park, and thanks her fellow Durand-Hedden House trustee, Township Historian Susan Newberry, for valuable help in researching this story. COLOR Ahairdressing boutique. www.stayndcolor.com | 2 Depot Plaza, Maplewood Village | 973-313-3100 Monday appointments available this spring Staynd Color welcomes Matthew! Receive 10% off your first visit with him. LookforusonYelpandFacebook fornewclientdeals. ORANGE LAWN TENNIS CLUB 11 WEEKS OF SPORTS, FRIENDS AND FUN!! MONDAY–FRIDAY, JUNE 19–SEPTEMBER 1 smsummercamp@gmail.com | 305-984-7938 9 a.m.–1 p.m. (4–9 year olds) • 9 a.m.–2 p.m. (10–13 year olds) 305 North Ridgewood Road, South Orange, NJ 07079 TENNIS, SWIM AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES! LUNCH AND SNACK INCLUDED EXTENDED CARE AVAILABLE