1 Kent Circle
PhotosLegacy VersionGeneral Information
No: 1
Street: Kent Circle
House Name:
Historic Plaque:
Owner Info: Y
Built: 1970
Sec: 29
Subdivision: Park View Hills
Lot: irreg pt 6
Architect: (Pease)
Cont/build: B. H. Thorman & various
Description:
Split level (tri level ) Pease
Contemporary, hip roof, white brick walled courtyard,
walled/poured patio with sunk-in hot tub on one acre lot. Originally 4 bedrooms, 3
1/2 baths, sunken bar, attached garage.
Owners: 1F
Original Use: Residential
Current Use: Residential
CHANGES:
As Built: N
Added To: Y
Subtracted From: N
Replaced: N
Description Of Changes: 1997 permit for Jack Gambetta to add a screen porch (Jane Yancey, architect).
Stories:
Story 1: Lot was part of the Robinson Circus winter grounds. Tillie The Robinson Circus Elephant may be buried in the back yard.Story 2: Proposal to Terrace Park Council December 1969 for sub division of 6 lots just east of Wrenwood with exit to Wooster owned by Walter Maerki (4 houses on street, 2 on Kent Circle).
Story 3: This land was farmed by the Virgil Fenders prior to the 1970s (see 330 Harvard). Virgil Fender is Anna Glover's nephew. Anna Maerki Glover & Walter Maerki were brother & sister. Virgil Fender married Rosemary Maerki from Newtown. Virgil's father-in -law was Walter Maerki.Park Meadow.
Story 4: Alwida Willie Marie Heffelfinger was born 5 November 1917 and died 1 or 7 May 2006. Her husband, Walter Walt, was born 3 November 1918 and died 6 January 2008. They had 2 children, Ken and Christina. For more information on the Maerkis see the Village Views article, August 2010.