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 Turn right on Walter St. The restaurant on the east side of the parking lot should look familiar to fans of the TV series Breaking Bad. The Grove Cafe should also interest fans of breakfast and brunch. Go for the goat cheese burrito.The McMillan House, at 119 Walter St., is the first of several unusual constructions you’ll encounter in the next three blocks. Built for A. B. McMillan, a wealthy socialite in the 1890s, this chaotically designed house features a veranda that wraps around the east- and north-facing sides, along with gable trim that seems oddly reminiscent of Imperial Japan. The neighbor to the south seems even stranger, with its low-slope roof and widow’s walk, details commonly associated with coastal housing, but you’ll soon notice those are popular rooftops in this neighborhood. More seemingly coastal features can be found on the Cristy House, at 201 Walter St. Completed in 1897 the clapboard cottage is adorned with windows that resemble kisby rings.The Learnard House, at 210 Walter St., rises from its stone foundation with an impressive three-story tower on its northwest corner. That and its complex mix of brick and shingles make it one of the finest Queen Anne houses in town. The Whitney House, at 302 Walter St., resembles a bank, but its Doric columns, metal cornice, and parapet roof are classical details popularized by “The White City” at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. The cross-gabled house on the northwest corner of Walter St. and Lead Ave. is still known as Mrs. Hill’s Boarding House, even though Mrs. Hill stopped taking in boarders way back in 1909. The eclectic mix of stylings, such as mismatched windows, suggests that the designer whimsically selected decorative features from a variety of builders’ catalogs.