House feature brings memories of grandparents

To the editor:

"Cozy cottage -- Charming house is full of delightful surprises" by Tammy Raddle Sept. 7 describes the house at 1451 Pemiscot as "most likely built in the 1940s." It was built in 1936, the year my grandparents, Lonnie Wilson Temple and Irene Bradley Temple, purchased it, and where they lived for the rest of their lives.

I remember the summer in the late 1960s when my grandmother added the front porch. After my granddad's death, the house was sold, probably in early 1983. The house was always white, but the original trim was green, and the iron railing was painted white, not black as it is now.

The article makes clear that subsequent owner(s) renovated the kitchen and converted the attic into a master bedroom and bath. That was possible because it's a house with good bones. And the back yard is terrific for someone who is an avid gardener, as my granddad was.

My mom and I are pleased to learn that the place has been well cared for. Now if I only had a reason to move to Cape.

SUSAN HOOD

Hartford, Conn.