Jerome K. Martin

The home at 1675 Oak Street was built for Jerome Martin, the son of well-known architect Thomas Reed Martin. He lived at the house along with his wife, Pearl H. Martin.

Jerome along with his brother Frank joined their dad’s thriving architectural firm after World War I, where he was known as his dad’s supervising architect for many years.
In 1932, he joined the West Coast Lumber Company and later became secretary-treasurer of that Company. He married Pearl Hand in 1918. Pearl was the daughter of Charles and Marie Hand, who were pioneer settlers of East Bee Ridge.