405-2 Miami Avenue
PhotosLegacy VersionGeneral Information
No: 405-2
Street: Miami
House Name:
Historic Plaque: N
Owner Info:
Built: 1955
Sec: 23
Subdivision: Sibley
Lot: Irreg pt 153
Architect: James M. Alexander Jr.
Cont/build: probably Carl Nimmo
Description:
1 story (2 in back) Contemporary Ranch, vertical siding,
very low pitch roof.
Original Use: Residential
Current Use: Residential
CHANGES:
As Built: N
Added To: Y
Subtracted From: N
Replaced: Y
Description Of Changes: The present house replaces an earlier stucco Mediterranean style home (see pictures in TP Historical Society file) which was burned. The new house was built on the old foundations plus additional new ones. According to Sally Stirsman, the river side of the house was all glass on at least 2 floors. She has floor plans (or at least did as she can't find them in 2015). It was designed in 1954 and built in the summer of 1955. 1983 - the Kains built a garage/carport and perhaps made other changes.
Shows earliest property ownership records
Stories:
Story 1: James M. Alexander Jr., architect of 405-2 house, was a professor of architecture at the University of Cincinnati and later Dean (see his notes and pictures in the file of the old house before demolition and of the foundations).Story 2: Lovel F. Rush was born 10 March 1897 and died 19 November 1968, aged 71 years, Copher Funeral Home. Elsie Rush was born in 1900 and died 3 March 1967, Monroe-Copher Funeral Home. They are both buried in Section 14 of Greenlawn Cemetery, Milford OH.