Mrs. Culp has lived on Madison since 2001. Mrs. Culp’s family also lived on Madison Avenue in the early 1950’s. The home was built in 1941. Mrs. Culp has updated the kitchen and painted the inside of the house. She has also added a new roof. The house has an attic fan and Mrs. Culp reports it is the first house in Montgomery to have an attic fan. There is a door in the middle of the house that goes to every room in the downstairs area. Mr. Tom Conner, who worked for the Montgomery Advertiser, lived there a number of years and had an art studio in the back.
MRS. LAURICE CULP (as told to Brenda Bryant)

The Belser House was built in 1908 by architect Richard S. Whatley as his personal residence. It is a Craftsman style house for which he was noted for. He also designed several houses and bungalows in Montgomery, including Capitol Heights. The Belser family purchased the house in 19?? and owned it until 1993. The house is stucco over lath and has high-pitched roof and several gables, no symmetry. Original oak beams adorn the foyer and dining room. Upstairs is a 30 feet plus greatroom known as the ballroom. The house has finely crafted woodwork throughout. Many rooms have low, oak picture moldings. Floors are heart of pine, main rooms have different craftsman mantels. Fred Williams and Bobby Golden purchased the house in 2002. Bobby is the gardener and will gladly talk about the yard and gardens.
FRED WILLIAMS