tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140721014134558960.post6498956478930201864..comments2023-09-15T08:48:49.716-04:00Comments on Cleveland Area History: Two Significant Homes in CollinwoodChristopher Busta-Peckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15428701548572867797noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140721014134558960.post-79037390907147115362012-04-19T20:23:00.757-04:002012-04-19T20:23:00.757-04:00Thanks! Actually, I did, back in November. Here...Thanks! Actually, I did, back in November. <a href="http://www.clevelandareahistory.com/2011/11/pioneer-post-and-beam-house-threatened.html" rel="nofollow">Here's the story.</a>Christopher Busta-Peckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428701548572867797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140721014134558960.post-65749949014579104572012-04-19T19:27:50.069-04:002012-04-19T19:27:50.069-04:00You might like to know that the house on Westropp ...You might like to know that the house on Westropp is currently abandoned. I do not know if it is on the demo list yet. It might be of interest to you. You might be able to save it and restore it or at least be able to get in and see what the inside looks like now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140721014134558960.post-21478020478578581582011-02-08T23:21:15.151-05:002011-02-08T23:21:15.151-05:00It's a combination of factors, including a roo...It's a combination of factors, including a roof with a relatively shallow pitch, a rectangular shape without any real additions, and a relatively small size. It's hard to explain exactly. I recommend looking at <i>A Field Guide to American Houses</i> by Virginia and Lee McAlester for a more in-depth look. They explain it far better than I can.Christopher Busta-Peckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428701548572867797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140721014134558960.post-40094543979453229472011-02-08T20:40:16.175-05:002011-02-08T20:40:16.175-05:00Very interesting!
Regarding your post about the S...Very interesting!<br /><br />Regarding your post about the Sylvania house, you said, "The style suggests a pre-Civil War construction date."<br /><br />Could someone please explain what the 'style' of this house is that indicates pre-Civil War era.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140721014134558960.post-28569318599795629012011-02-04T16:45:51.725-05:002011-02-04T16:45:51.725-05:00I've just spent a good chunk of time catching ...I've just spent a good chunk of time catching up on your blog. It makes me proud to have been a librarian (although I don't really think you quit!) I worked as a library assistant at Arlington Branch under Fritz Stein and Joyce Johnson while I was going to library school at Western Reserve. So it is not even my Main Place, but the loving investigations you make, and how you are able to find the time is a true inspiration!Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05496522330198900998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140721014134558960.post-44589032709500446872011-02-02T01:05:27.798-05:002011-02-02T01:05:27.798-05:00Bob Rose, a CAH reader, today reminded me that dur...Bob Rose, a CAH reader, today reminded me that during the summer of 1813 (War of 1812), a British Navy warship approached the shoreline at McIlrath Creek. She put off a small boat & crew to go ashore for provisions. They commandeered one of Thomas McIlrath's oxen. While none of your featured houses had been built at that time, the Sylvia Ave house (raised on a small portion of the original T. McIlrath property) may stand sentinel to a small UK debt yet owed in these parts. This house embodies untold stories. Indeed all such houses are troves of local history. Great to identify and document all of them--and work to preserve as is possible.Roy Larickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04958949334320992702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140721014134558960.post-12703857288537157372011-02-01T13:35:39.750-05:002011-02-01T13:35:39.750-05:00Roy, that is an excellent point. These structures ...Roy, that is an excellent point. These structures are worthy of further investigation.Christopher Busta-Peckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428701548572867797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140721014134558960.post-63787427618579931972011-02-01T11:23:56.459-05:002011-02-01T11:23:56.459-05:00Nice to see you back to posting, Christopher!Nice to see you back to posting, Christopher!Theodore Ferringerhttp://www.clevelanddesigncity.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140721014134558960.post-4720909272659781442011-02-01T00:50:18.114-05:002011-02-01T00:50:18.114-05:00Great work, Christopher. Yes, this area of the cit...Great work, Christopher. Yes, this area of the city has been overlooked for historical houses. Regarding the Sylvia Ave house, There is also the possibility that an eave-front door did not lay between the two current windows, but in place of one of them. If so, it was built as a half-cape: narrow eave-front house with an un-centered door and two windows flanking it to one side. In any event, these are significant finds.Roy Larickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04958949334320992702noreply@blogger.com