Several new houses have been going up in Garretson, and not just in the new development. A new house is being built on Essex and Railroad, and Hegg Realtor and developer Terry Johnson moved a house onto 604 Center Avenue, where two houses burned down in May of 2017. It is currently undergoing renovation.
This week, the house previously owned by Owen and Lois Wiese was torn down by its new owners, Rollie and Joyce Peschon (see related article). J. Peschon pointed out that they wished they could have renovated the original house, as they had previously restored a 1920s farmhouse near Okoboji, IA. Unfortunately, there were issues preventing this option. The Peschons intend to build a very similar house in the same spot and have saved the sunroom, with plans to turn that into a greenhouse.
Last week, the house on the corner of Center and 2nd Street was torn down. Previously owned by Nancy Olund, the house had some longstanding structural issues that were unable to be fixed. The property has been purchased by Andy Lyngen, who intends to either build or move a house onto the corner lot.
Related: The Story of Two Houses
