Helen Crandall Hume Dorr
Helen
Crandall Dorr was born in Ft. Valley Ga. on April 5, 1908.
She
moved to Miami in the 1930's. She had two sons by
her first
marriage to Mr. Hume. Her second husband, Gus Dorr
(13 Mar
1901-Oct 1981) enjoyed dabbling in real estate and they owned several
buildings in downtown Miami, Florida area.
She was also an interior decorator. Their home on N. Kendall
Dr.
was a rustic retreat and was featured in House Beautiful in the 1950's.
It was built partially on stilts to allow for the porch to
extend
over the pond on the property to the rear of the house. There
was also a small island in the pond. They kept a
small boat docked so they could visit their little island. It
was
a very picturesque spot when it was built but like everything
else, the city encroached and by the late 50's there was a
shopping mall about two blocks away. The property was laid out so not
much of the noise poluted their paradise. They
spent their
retirement years between Miami and North Carolina. Helen died
in
February of 1985.