Stories:

Story 1: We see from the Deeds to this property that it passed quickly in 1907 from the Cronimus family through Samuel A. West, who lived at the corner of Marietta and Miami Avenues, to Dr. John K. Scudder. Thus there are probably three candidates for who had the house built. Certainly in 1911 Dr. Scudder lived there as TPHS has a picture of the house labeled with him as the owner. After that it went to Richard Deupree, Conduce Gatch and John Smale in that order. Information from the deeds does not always line up with stories of how long people lived there or owned the property. See stories below. Did the Deuprees or the Gatches start the Wildflower Garden?
Story 2: House had a screened porch across the front (later enclosed) and 5 small bedrooms upstairs. The Deuprees came out from Clifton for summers. They rented to the Gatch family 2 summers. (Deupree acreage Drury Farm & Park - house later cut in two for 2 families.) Then sold to Gatch with one stipulation - blue spruce planted by Deupree was to be moved to their place on Indian Hill but it was too large and couldn't be moved (they'd waited too long). The two big conifers on either side of the garage were planted by Deupree. The wildflower garden had in it 101 different wildflowers from their travels. It was a 1 acre lot - the whole block. - beautifully landscaped.
Story 3: Once a summer home for Richard Redwood Deupree who was eventually Chairman and CEO of Proctor and Gamble. He sold the property to a Gatch family (Conduce Gatch) and it was known then as the Gatch House. The house was winterized (basement and furnace) by the Gatch family. They developed a wildflowergarden at the back of their property, used by both Boy and Girl Scouts to earn wildflower badges. They sold to John Smale who was also eventually Chairman and CEO of Proctor and Gamble like Mr. Deupree. (Information from John & Nancy Ike)

Story 4: Con B. Gatch's wife's name was Mabel. They had 2 daughters, Peggy Ann & Mary Con.Con B. Gatch was born 12 February 1889 and died 16 October 1953, aged 64 years, buried in Section 4 of Greenlawn Cemetery, Milford OH, Craver Funeral Home. Margaret (Peggy) Gatch died January 18, 2024, just shy of her 103rd birthday.

Story 5: The Gatch daughter, Mary Con Gatch, married Bob Miller in Terrace Park in 1952, a year after they met on a blind date. They live in Winter Park, Florida. Bob came there in 1939 from Pennsylvania. Mary Con came there after graduating from college in 1950. (From an article in the February 2011 Winter Park Magazine given by Bunny Proctor 21 March 2011. It's now at the Terrace Park Historical Society with other Gatch materials and contains more information.)
Story 6: Other notes - Gatch father(?) changed the garage from 1 to 2 cars. There was a john out there. Albert Cross from Milford (did he work for them?). Evelyn Lloyd Scallan Gatch, Aunt Lil - judged flower shows.