Harpers Ferry Lane
Harpers Ferry Lane is the street where Jon, Ro & Dana Reddick lived when they first moved to Jacksonville in June 2007.
Address
4734 Harpers Ferry Lane
Jacksonville, Florida 32257
Move-In
Prior to moving to Lucky Debonair, the Reddicks lived in their own home on Lucky Debonair Trail in Tallahassee. When Jon accepted a new job in Jacksonville, Florida in required that the family relocate.
Notable Events
- On October 2-3, 2007, Jacksonville received record amounts of rainfall after a rather long period of very little rain. As a consequence, the retention pond behind the subdivision where the house on Harpers Ferry sat could not handle the volume of rain, and it overflowed into the streets.
The morning of October 3, the view of the driveway and street from the front door
Ro snaps a picture as Jon attempts to leave for work through the 18" of standing water
A view of Harpers Ferry from the Losco Junction intersection after Jon made it through
A vew of Harpers Ferry from the Losco Junction intersection 5:30pm the same day after most water had receded
General Impressions
When Jon first accepted the new job in Jacksonville he lived in an efficiency apartment by himself while Ro & Dana where still back in Tallahassee, so he had to find a rental home quickly. The first time Ro & Dana saw the house was the day they moved in.
The house, owned by Robert Street, was built in the 80's and generally has poor insulation, meaning it is quite difficult to keep cool in the Florida summer. The Reddicks installed window unit air conditioners in opposite ends of the house to help fight the heat.
Move-Out
Shortly after moving to Jacksonville the Reddicks started looking for a new home to purchase, but not until July 2008 did they find one that met their needs.
On July 15, 2008 they put in an offer on the home on Everholly Lane, and got word the next morning that it had been accepted.
Trivia
- The name, "Harpers Ferry," is a reference to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, the site of the historic Battle of Harpers Ferry fought September 12-15, 1862 during the American Civil War.
- During the time the Reddicks lived at Harpers Ferry, an image of the house with Ro's car parked in the driveway appeared on Google's Street View.
