About ten years after Otto Loeffler's Neo-Colonial-style houses began to be built, another prominent Neo-Colonial architect, Henry G. Otto, had houses of his designs built. In 1910, the first of his houses, 151 Cebra Avenue, was constructed for Ernest Lindemann, a realtor and lawyer. That same year, 169 Cebra Avenue, a house of Neo-Colonial and Arts & Crafts-style architecture was built for a Mrs. C. Nordenholt. The following year, 155 Cebra Avenue was constructed for attorney Arnold J.B. Wedemeyer, who had served as a State Assemblyman for a few years and a municipal judge for a few decades. In 1919, the next of Otto's designed was constructed at 45 Pommer Avenue for Captain Ned Alexander Port. In 1921, 35 Marion Avenue and 37 Marion Avenue, two houses built in the Arts & Crafts style with Neo-Colonial features incorporated, were built. The houses were built by Edwin Wayman for his son and his daughter, respectively, and were the last of Otto's Neo-Colonial-style houses to be built in the Stapleton Heights Historic District.
1911 saw the beginning of another prominent Neo-Colonial-style architect's designs in houses. Charles B. Heweker's first designs in the Stapleton Heights Historic District were shown at 281 St. Paul's Avenue, which was the first house in the area constructed for Captain Ned Alexander Port. The following year, three more houses were built at 283 St. Paul's Avenue, 287 St. Paul's Avenue, and 289 St. Paul's Avenue. The first two houses were constructed for an Ida Dibble, who had owned the houses into the early 1920's. 289 St. Paul's Avenue was constructed for an Albertina Bauer. The next year, three more houses were built using Heweker's designs. The first two houses, 277 and 279 St. Paul's Avenue, were also built for Ida Dibble. The last house, at 185 St. Paul's Avenue, was built for DeWitt Oneslaugh, an investor.
In 1904 and 1907, two Neo-Colonial-style houses were constructed by Conrad L. Larsen, using his own architectural designs. The first house, at 173 Cebra Avenue, was built for a Mrs. Francis Hitchcock. The second house, at 17 Marion Avenue, was constructed for Larsen, himself. During the next year and 1915, two more houses were built using the designs of another architect, James Whitford. The first house, at 44-46 Pommer Avenue, was built for Howard and Mildred S. Miller. The second house, located at 189 St. Paul's Avenue, was constructed for an A.L. Brasefield.
During those years, six more houses were built in the Neo-Colonial-style of architecture. 393 and 399 St. Paul's Avenue, designed by Philip Wolff & Son and Charles Roettig, respectively, were built in 1901 for John C. Siemer. These were the last of Siemer's six houses built on St. Paul's Avenue. 208 St. Paul's Avenue was designed by Alfred Schaefer and built around 1905 for his brother, Carl, and Carl's wife, Eliza. The following year, 107 Marion Avenue was constructed, using the designs of the Kafka & Lindenmeyr architectural firm, for John Detjens, a wool merchant and manufacturer. In 1913, the next two houses using Neo-Colonial-style architecture were built. These houses, 60 and 62 Marion Avenue, were constructed by the Karlson Bros., as their own residences.
From the turn of the century until 1915, six more houses were constructed in different architectural styles. The first house, 91 Marion Avenue, was designed by prominent architect Otto Loeffler and built in 1899, using the Colonial Revival-style of architecture, for Mary and Samuel Anderson. In 1905, a Shingle-style house was built, using the designs of architect Samuel R. Brick, Jr., for educator Benjamin Stanton. In 1908 and 1909, two houses were built 
in the Arts & Crafts-style of architecture. The first, 400 St. Paul's Avenue, was designed another house designed by Otto Loeffler, and was built for the president of the Louis DeJonge & Co. paper manufacturing firm, Ernest W. Zentgraf. The house at 447 St. Paul's Avenue was designed by architect William C. Steiner and built for engineer Alexander M. Shake. In 1913, the Deutsche Evangelische Lutheranische Kirche, which later became the Trinity Lutheran Church and Parish House, was built in the Gothic Revival-style, using the designs of the Upjohn & Conable firm. In 1915, prominent architect Henry G. Otto, of which we spoke earlier, had his Arts & Crafts-style house designs turned into a house for Henry O. & Helen Lindemann.
The last Neo-Colonial-style homes to be built in the Stapleton Heights Historic District were constructed between the years of 1919 and 1930. 32 Marion Avenue, which was designed by architect Louis Tieman, was built for Julia and Fred T. Herrmann. Two years later, the house at 189-91 Cebra Avenue was constructed using the designs of the Erdmann & Hahn architectural firm for bank teller George T. Wright. In 1923, the next Neo-Colonial house was constructed at 251 St. Paul's Avenue, for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stapleton, using the designs of architect John P. From. In 1928, the house at 192 St. Paul's Avenue was constructed using the designs of Edward Olsen for Viola Franzreb, a member of the prominent family involved in cigar manufacturing and ice making. In 1930, the last Neo-Colonial-style home in the area of the Stapleton Heights Historic District, designed by James F. McDermott, was built at 169 St. Paul's Avenue for an A. Quagliano.
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