One of our visionaries Joseph Kemp and his wife Flora, bought the entire block between Ninth and Tenth, and Grand and Tilden. In 1909 he built a three-story house which they occupied for many years. Their house is no longer there but the surrounding neighborhood fittingly named after Flora, Floral Heights, still boasts of majestic homes and brick lined streets. Floral Heights was one of the first suburban residential areas to be developed outside of the central business area of the City.
Their house is no longer there, but the surrounding neighborhood , named after his wife Flora, was one of the first suburban residential areas to be developed outside of the central business area of the city. It is fittingly named the Floral Heights District.
The homes today still loom majestically on brick lined streets. As you can see these homes include many styles and stand in testament to the vast history here.