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303 Marietta Avenue

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General Information

No:   303  
Street:    Marietta   
House Name:     
Historic Plaque:     
Owner Info:   Y  
Built:    1938   
Sec:   23  
Subdivision:   Sibley's 2nd BL 7  
Lot:   7-11  
Architect:   Robert McGrew Critchell  
Cont/build:   Walter Gingrich  

Description:    2-story (dormered) shingle, steep gable.     
Original Use:   Residential  
Current Use:   Residential  

CHANGES:
As Built:   N  
Added To:   Y  
Subtracted From:   N  
Replaced:   N  

Description Of Changes:    1981 - 2nd garage converted into a room. 1986 - a small dormered porch was replaced by a larger porch and a bedroom was added above the new porch.  
Deeds
Shows earliest property ownership records

Stories:

Story 1: Walter Gingrich built many Terrace Park homes including this one for his family.
Story 2: The house as originally built by Walter Gingrich had an unusual feature in that a second garage in the right front of the house was designed to look like a part of the main house rather than a garage. When the house was built by Walter for himself, it was unusual for a family to have more than one car and more than a one car garage. Walter often drove a business truck and was self conscious about parking it in front of the house. So he built a disguised second garage. The garage was rather easily converted into a room in 1981 by the Lowrys. (Peter Lowry)
Story 3: Walter Gingrich died March 16, 1971. Vera Mae Gingrich died 19 December, 1992, aged 87 years, buried Graceland Cemetery, Miami Township, Clermont County OH.