JOB DESCRIPTION: Pastor of outreach and the arts of Christ Church Overland Park and owner of Caduceus Properties, a neighborhood redevelopment company. He built a bungalow in the Spring Valley neighborhood in Kansas City, Kan., near the 45th Street and State Line Road antiques district. For more about the house, listed for sale at $299,000, call Pam Merrigan of Keller Williams Realty at 913-449-8814 or go to 4501eaton.ePropertySites.com. An open house is scheduled for 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 21.

Infill houses on vacant lots in older neighborhoods usually are either modern architecture or in the style of a new subdivision house. What made you decide to build a new 1920s-style bungalow?

I wanted it to fit in with other houses in the neighborhood. A few years ago, my wife and I sort of adopted this neighborhood. We like the old trees here and wanted to save them and as many houses as we could. It’s become my hobby to help restore and invest in this neighborhood.

Do you live in the neighborhood?

No. We just chose it because it’s close to KU Med and the Plaza and has a lot of potential. So far, I’ve updated several houses in the neighborhood and plan to do more. I think it’s made a difference because others have made improvements to their houses, too.

Is this your first new house project?

Yes. The vacant house that was on the property originally was in too bad of shape to be saved. We did keep the original block foundation, which is now storage space, under the front half of the house. The back half of the house sits on a new foundation and includes an attached two-car garage.

You’ve worked with architects and designers on lots of details. Tell us about that.

I worked with Paul Helmer of Touch of Distinction (todkc.net), who is a period paint consultant. He helped us with the exterior paint at our own house. He selected exterior colors for this house and details like the U-shaped window in the bathroom, which he describes as a California Stick-style modified airplane bungalow. Interior design, including finishes and lighting, was by Kurt Knapstein (knapstein

design.com).

How is the interior of this bungalow different from ones of the original bungalow era?

The kitchen, living room and dining room in this house are open to each other with a high, vaulted ceiling. There’s a large mudroom with adjoining laundry. Bedrooms are larger in this house and have large closets. The bathrooms are bigger, too.

| Stacy Downs, sdowns@kcstar.com