In 1915, J. M. Richards lived in a two story home and in 1918 sold it to Q. A. Brooks, who added an apartment to the front for a disabled family member, and later an apartment to the rear for a newly married daughter.
In 1937 it was owned and operated as The Lake Terrace Apartments by Mrs. Luther Olson, later Katie Cords.
By 1956, under the ownership of Herman Saar, it was known as the Saar Apartments.
