Stories:

Story 1: The Hamilton County Auditor's site gives an 1881 date for the building of this house. However, according to the deeds, it makes much more sense for the house to have been built sometime between 1886 & 1892. On November 10, 1885 Mary A. Cowen sold John M. Pattison 38.60 acres of land. That must be at least part, if not all, of the land that Pattison & Iuen used for their subdivision, established May 27, 1886. In an ad for Pattison & Iuen's Subdivision of Terrace Park we read: A number of fine houses are now built. (The 4 houses built before 1892 were 101 Miami, 111 Terrace Place, 222 & 302 Oxford.) On May 2, 1892 Pattison & Iuen sold lots 36, 39 & 40 of their subdivision to Carl Floto. His house shows there on the 1892 map of Terrace Park (Territory of Proposed Corporation of Terrace Park). Terrace Park was incorporated in 1893 and Carl Floto became its 1st mayor, from 1893-98. He sold his land and home on May 5, 1898 back to John B. Iuen. See
Story 2: Victorian farmhouse originally heated by 4 fireplaces (1 with Rookwood tiles). It is believed that cooking and laundry were done in the outbuilding. The stained glass windowon the stairs was previously in St. Thomas Church. One stair to the 3rd floor is removable. The story is that this was to hide liquor during prohibition.
Story 3: 1892 Cincinnati City Directory lists Floto, C., with his residence in Terrace Park (Bacon, F. & Co.). His son, Julius, a traveling salesman, lives with him. 1870 Census: no Flotos found living in Ohio. 1880 Census: Carl Floto is widowed, book keeper, born in Germany, lives in Cincinnati, Slack Street, 2nd Ward, Precinct B, lives with 2 daughters, Julia (22 yrs.) and Minnie (18 yrs.), son Julius (14 yrs.) and Henry Fischer (Boarder, Stove Business, 52 yrs., born in Germany). 1900 Census: Carl Floto lives in Brown, Darke, OH; 72 years; lives with daughter, Julia Leaf (42), her husband, Henry Leaf (44) and Eric Leaf (5).
Story 4: One source say John Diether bought the house c 1909. (The 1909 date agrees with the deeds.) Emma, his daughter married Albert Brown. Bill Brown, Emma's grandson, grew up here living with his grandmother. As an adult he lives in Mariemont. We know of no relationship between this Brown family and the 4 Brown Sisters, one of whom started 2 forerunners of the Terrace Park Woman's Club in 1903 & 1906.According to the census, the John & Sophia Diether family was living in Clermont County, Miami Township in 1900. He was a saloon keeper. They had 2 daughters, Emma and Edith (who must have died between 1900 & 1910).Emma and Albert also owned 217 Cambridge.
Story 5: John Diether died 25 July 1940, Monroe (Evans) Funeral Home. Sophia Diether died 11 March 1942, John Craver Funeral Home. Albert Brown was born 11 July 1894 and died 30 April 1942, John Craver Funeral Home. Emma Brown died 7 October 1970, Copher Funeral Home. They are all buried in section 21 of Greenlawn Cemetery, Milford OH.
Story 6: Lynn Carden is a well known artist especially of watercolors. She was president of the TP Garden Club 1980-82.
Story 7: This home of Mr. & Mrs. (Lynne) W. Douglas Cardin was on the 1978 December 10 Christmas in the Village TP Garden Club House Tour. It was a Sunday, tickets were $2 and the homes were open from 3-7 PM. Proceeds used for beautification of the village. The Community House was open for refreshments and a Raffle Drawing at 6:30 PM.
Story 8: The Carden home was on the 1992 Sunday December 6 An Historic Walk Through Terrace Park TP Garden Club House Tour . Homes were open from 1-5 PM. Proceeds were used for village beautification.