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2595 Ingleside Avenue
by Jim Weldon
The March Home of the Month is 2595 Ingleside Avenue. It is the home of Dawson (Don) and Emily (Toots) Mims. The home is located at the intersection of Pierce Avenue and Ingleside. The retired couple has passionately landscaped and maintained the grounds of their residence and the home next door, which they own as well.
When the nineteenth century turned to the twentieth, Pierce Avenue was an established Vineville street, with homes scattered along both sides. It is believed that the original home was purchased by the Young family in 1898 from the Cherry family, who had owned a plantation at this location. Over the next fifteen years the Young family increased by nine children. It was during this 15 year period that the house caught fire in 1905. After the fire, a new home was rebuilt at the site.
Ida Young Walker, who was one of the nine children, contributed an article entitled "A Bit of History," which was previously published in the 1980’s April issue of the Vineville Neighborhood Gazette. A few of her family recollections were noted in this article. She provided fond memories of riding horses and ponies in a neighbor’s pasture, walking to Vineville School with her friends, wading in a nearby stream and driving her brother’s pet goat in a wagon through the Hines Terrace wood. She also reminisced about her mother driving her horse (Una), when she went calling in the afternoons.
Eventually, Ida’s father felt "...the neighbors had gotten to close." He liked wide open spaces and Vineville was becoming too developed. So, he bought the Ellis Howard home place on old Ellis Howard Road, which is now Wesleyan Drive, and moved the family to what was then truly “country”. Dr. H.H. Johnson later bought this property and lived there for many years.
The Dunlap family, with sons, Kinloch and Billy lived in the 2595 Ingleside Avenue house, for a few years. Eventually the home was sold to the Oliphant family. The G.F. Oliphants owned this property from 1947 to 1978, a period of 31 years. It was during this period that Jeanette Oliphant, who served as President of the Butler Garden Club and also President of the Vineville Garden Club, began the designing and landscaping the home. Many of Jeanette’s original plantings are still part of the landscape.
Donald W. and June A. Bower purchased the property in 1978 and lived here until 1982. Remington and Ramona Rose Crossley called it home from 1982 to 1987. The home was then purchased from Remington and Ramona by Don and Toots Mims in May of 1987. The have lived at the 2595 Ingleside home for nearly 22 years.
The home is a reflection of Don and Toot’s individual and combined passions. Toots is an avid collector of antique covered vegetable dishes, porcelain plates and other assorted china pieces. Her creativity prompted her to convert an old dental cabinet into a chest, purposed to display flatware. One of Don’s hobbies is woodworking. He has created several display cabinets for collectables and has made a plate rail in the kitchen.
Don and Toots have cared for the furniture and heirlooms that have been handed down through the generations on both sides of the family. When visiting their home, I was impressed by the condition and quality of their family pieces. The union of their family heirlooms is symbolic of the deeply rooted bonds that exist between both sides of their family. The two families have known each other for over 100 years, owing to the grand fathers of Don and Toots who had neighboring farms.
Mrs. Mims is active with the Thornwood Garden Club, where she is Club Treasurer. Both Don and Toots share responsibilities relating to the planning, planting new plants and maintaining the yards that were part of the original landscape of previous owner Jeanette Oliphant.
A tour of their gardens will reveal a wide array of plants. Some of the noteworthy plants include the Confederate Rose, which is a hearty hibiscus with blooms that look like pink crepe paper, the native azaleas transplanted from their farm to their home, three thousand narcissus bulbs planted by Don and Toots, and Flowering quince and hydrangeas that were planted by Mrs. Oliphant.
Don and Toots have created gardens that provide pleasure and inspiration to them and to others.
by Jim Weldon
The March Home of the Month is 2595 Ingleside Avenue. It is the home of Dawson (Don) and Emily (Toots) Mims. The home is located at the intersection of Pierce Avenue and Ingleside. The retired couple has passionately landscaped and maintained the grounds of their residence and the home next door, which they own as well.When the nineteenth century turned to the twentieth, Pierce Avenue was an established Vineville street, with homes scattered along both sides. It is believed that the original home was purchased by the Young family in 1898 from the Cherry family, who had owned a plantation at this location. Over the next fifteen years the Young family increased by nine children. It was during this 15 year period that the house caught fire in 1905. After the fire, a new home was rebuilt at the site.
Ida Young Walker, who was one of the nine children, contributed an article entitled "A Bit of History," which was previously published in the 1980’s April issue of the Vineville Neighborhood Gazette. A few of her family recollections were noted in this article. She provided fond memories of riding horses and ponies in a neighbor’s pasture, walking to Vineville School with her friends, wading in a nearby stream and driving her brother’s pet goat in a wagon through the Hines Terrace wood. She also reminisced about her mother driving her horse (Una), when she went calling in the afternoons.Eventually, Ida’s father felt "...the neighbors had gotten to close." He liked wide open spaces and Vineville was becoming too developed. So, he bought the Ellis Howard home place on old Ellis Howard Road, which is now Wesleyan Drive, and moved the family to what was then truly “country”. Dr. H.H. Johnson later bought this property and lived there for many years.
The Dunlap family, with sons, Kinloch and Billy lived in the 2595 Ingleside Avenue house, for a few years. Eventually the home was sold to the Oliphant family. The G.F. Oliphants owned this property from 1947 to 1978, a period of 31 years. It was during this period that Jeanette Oliphant, who served as President of the Butler Garden Club and also President of the Vineville Garden Club, began the designing and landscaping the home. Many of Jeanette’s original plantings are still part of the landscape.Donald W. and June A. Bower purchased the property in 1978 and lived here until 1982. Remington and Ramona Rose Crossley called it home from 1982 to 1987. The home was then purchased from Remington and Ramona by Don and Toots Mims in May of 1987. The have lived at the 2595 Ingleside home for nearly 22 years.
The home is a reflection of Don and Toot’s individual and combined passions. Toots is an avid collector of antique covered vegetable dishes, porcelain plates and other assorted china pieces. Her creativity prompted her to convert an old dental cabinet into a chest, purposed to display flatware. One of Don’s hobbies is woodworking. He has created several display cabinets for collectables and has made a plate rail in the kitchen.
Don and Toots have cared for the furniture and heirlooms that have been handed down through the generations on both sides of the family. When visiting their home, I was impressed by the condition and quality of their family pieces. The union of their family heirlooms is symbolic of the deeply rooted bonds that exist between both sides of their family. The two families have known each other for over 100 years, owing to the grand fathers of Don and Toots who had neighboring farms.Mrs. Mims is active with the Thornwood Garden Club, where she is Club Treasurer. Both Don and Toots share responsibilities relating to the planning, planting new plants and maintaining the yards that were part of the original landscape of previous owner Jeanette Oliphant.
A tour of their gardens will reveal a wide array of plants. Some of the noteworthy plants include the Confederate Rose, which is a hearty hibiscus with blooms that look like pink crepe paper, the native azaleas transplanted from their farm to their home, three thousand narcissus bulbs planted by Don and Toots, and Flowering quince and hydrangeas that were planted by Mrs. Oliphant.
Don and Toots have created gardens that provide pleasure and inspiration to them and to others.
