Ladywood Estates is a

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. Built in 1967, it consists of 14 contributing multi-family residential buildings, 16 contributing garage buildings, and one contributing object. Originally planned as apartments, the residential buildings vary in size and number of units. All structures maintain a mid-century modern design relating to the community's

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era development. The buildings are limestone, brick, and wood siding, with post-and-beam construction typical of mid-century modern open design. The community was planned by lawyer and developer Fredrick J. Capp, who purchased the land in 1965. Capp employed architect

Avriel Shull Avriel Shull (born Avriel Joy Christie; February 9, 1931 – March 6, 1976)There is a discrepancy in her birth year. Newspaper obituaries list the year as 1933; however, other official documents identify her birth year as 1931. See was an Ameri ...

to design it. It was listed as a

on the

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in 2019.

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