Since I grew up close to this neighborhood, I drove past this house every day on my way to elementary school. I liked to imagine that the K stood for Katie, but now reason gives way to me thinking this house must belong to a family whose last name begins with K.
This house is just a few away from the K's house. I don't know who decorated their house first, but the K's and the S's seem to have a case of keeping up with the Joneses.
This home is also right in the same area. Though it isn't adorned with an initial, it does have a bird in the "pediment" (had this been a Greek Revival house). My own personal theory, though I'm not sure if this is even close to being true, is that this bird could be an eagle. Going along with our hypothesis that house adornment is a Polish-American custom, this makes sense, as the eagle is one of Poland's national symbols (it's on the coat of arms and on special civil flags). If this had been taken in the spring, I'm sure there would be many more lawn decorations present, as they usually abound on this street. However, if you look closely, you can see windchimes on the left side hanging from the roof. For more examples of inital adornments, George Urban Blvd. turns into Columbia after it crosses Transit Road heading east and there are a few houses with initials there. Heading down George Urban near the Galleria Mall (George Urban east of Union and west of Dick Road area) I believe there are a few more.
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