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732 Miami Avenue

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General Information

No:   732  
Street:   Miami  
House Name:     
Historic Plaque:   2008  
Owner Info:   Y  
Built:   1910  
Sec:   22  
Subdivision:   Sibley  
Lot:   63-68  
Architect:     
Cont/build:     

Description:    2 story, shingle, hip & gable roof.  (Originally had open porches - now enclosed.)  In 2003 - 5 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths - light open spaces, high ceilings, large windows.   
Owners:   8F  
Original Use:   Residential  
Current Use:   Residential  

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

Description Of Changes:   The original 8' wide open porches on 3 sides are now enclosed with 13 big picture windows. 1965 - the Gallaghers finished the upstairs for 2 enlarged bedrooms. 1972 - Elizabeth Gallagher built an exterior garage and tool shed on the north west corner of the lot. 1985 - replaced the windows. 2001 - new drive from Miami to 732. Add street parking space. 2008 permit to Si Pitstick for alterations (Dean Forster, architect, JA Smith Construction, contractor).  

Stories:

Story 1: Esther Power had a conversation with the Reverend Janes Krusling at Sem Haven in May, 1992. He must have lived here as a boy. He told Esther that the Meurers lived across the street and another artist (Traxel) also lived on Miami. R. K. Le Blond lived nearby. James Krusling walked to church in Milford with 10 pennies in his pocket for the collection plate. The Grocery Store would give him a piece of candy if he bought something. The Terrace Park School let the children out to lead Robinson Circus ponies and horses off the railroad car. James did it for 2 years. He also watched Circus rehearsals.
Story 2: According to folklore the Robinson Circus acrobats practiced on the open wide porches.
Story 3: The Gerards with their 2 daughters Mary and Nancy moved from here to the Cleveland OH area. He (Stephen Gerard) was with Champion Paper. The mother was Grenville Gooder's (725 Yale) older sister Florence. As children the Gerard girls attended Chipawa Trail Camp on Elk Lake in Michigan. Their mother was a counselor there and perhaps eventually assistant director.
Story 4: Estella Gallagher was born 29 March 1873 and died 7 February 1968, aged 94 years. Hugh Gallagher was born 20 October 1904 and died 1 July 1965, aged 60 years. Both are buried in Section 22 of Greenlawn Cemetery, Milford OH, Monroe-Copher Funeral Home. Elizabeth Gallagher died March 23, 1982.