Page 12 University Daily Kansan, November 7, 1980 Peter Serkin Piano in concert 8pm Monday. November 10. 1980 Hoch Auditorium All seats reserved Tickets on sale at the Murphy Hall Box Office Call 913-864-3982 for reservations House owners trying to revive Oread heritage By DOUG BURSON Staff Reporter Sweating and swinging hammers, an artist, former sanitation worker and a construction contractor use their hands and talents to renovate and continue the heritage of Pooh Corner, a house at 1000 Ohio St. The 97-year-old house is one of four buildings purchased in the Lawrence area by Bob Pierce and Phil and Laurie Bohlander. They are the owners, managers and employees of Rainbow Renovations Inc. The house became known as Pooh Corner during the 1860s, when one of the students who lived there painted a mural of Winnie the Pooh on one of the walls. The mural's reputation grew, and neighbor Ruth Cromwell old home, the house had been a hangout for drug users and took on a counter-culture image. But the house also became a good example of one of the major problems in the area: It was falling apart. It started with a board taken up from the ceiling and put into the window. The gas heater was in disrepair. Eventually it became dangerous. 1 IN 1979, the city finally was forced to condemn the three-story home. Many of the antique fittings on doors and win- down were stolen. It was a prime target for vandalism. In September, Rainbow Renovations bought Pooch Corner for "between $20,000 and $30,000" with the intention of making some money and to stop what they consider illegal building of four-plexes on old lots throughout the Oread Neighborhood. "When people heard the house had been purchased and that the owners were going to restore, and not tear it down, everyone loved Bohlander to death," Nancy Harper, director of the Oreed Neighborhood association said. Even the thieves approved. The Bohanders placed an advertisement requesting the return of the various fittings and other objects that had been stolen. They said that a few days later the loot was left on the porch. Philip Bohlander, president of Rainbow Renovations, stands on the second floor of a house he is renovating at 1000 Ohio St. The house, often called the "House on Pooh Corner," will be sold as a single-family dwelling. The house now is gutted from floor to ceiling and only its skeleton remains. Pierce and Phil Bohlander have slaved for two months, hauling plaster and tearing down the interior walls that once marked off rooms. They look like typical home builders. Pierce, the construction expert, wears a jeans jacket, tennis shoes and has grim hands. Phil Bohlander, the sanitation worker, wears hooded sweatshirt, shorts and work-boots. ROBERT POOLE/Kansan staff LAURIE BOHLANDER is an artist with a passion for sleeping, and the landmark/nest/soot for students are not going to be able for rental, according to Harper. "The only sad or negative aspect about all of the renovation going on around here is that students are going to be finding low-cost rentals." Pierce said. After a long day of shoveling debris and hauling junk in their newly-building warehouses, The Rose and The Boblanders talked about what the house would eventually look like. "This house will be spectacular. A monster," Pierced said. Members of the group said they hoped to sell Pooh Corner as a single family home, although they will not say how much they will ask for it. "The outside appearance will be Swiss Chalet, but we don't design anything until it's gutted. It's a lot more dynamic when you see it structurally." The group said they thought they were the American dream as entrepreneurs. Legal services are available to 2. Advice when problems do arise. ALL KU STUDENTS Pierce and the Bohlanders said it would take another four to six months to finish Pooh Corner and then they crackle one of the three other houses. Many other houses in the area either have been or will be renovated and what were once multi-unit apartments 1. Advice to prevent legal problems 2. Advice when problems do arise 1108 Ohio St., said he was glad Pooh Corner was finally regaining some of its original beauty. "I'm tickled to death to see this. I always dreamed this might happen sometime," he said. "It's a silver lining with a cloud around it for students." 3. Court representation in Landlord-tenant and consumer litigation. and consumer litigation. 4. Preparation and review of legal documents 5. Documents notorized. 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