Hard to say, maybe '60 at the latest, I would lean more toward something earlier. The area this one is in was built up in the '30s to early '50s. Can't get much info on it to be sure. From the records that the buyer has access to also lean toward something a little earlier, tax assesment from the early '40's shows the property as a residence, but the names don't agree with the available info, but then there could have been a fire or something along that line. The configuration of the small area that the boiler and water heater are in lead me to think that there was possibly a coal fired unit here earlier. It's my understanding that coal fired boilers were the norm here until about the late 50's early 60's. I do remember one being in use at my school when I was but a wee lad.
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