736 Wooster Pike
PhotosLegacy VersionGeneral Information
No: 736
Street: Wooster
House Name: Sears"The Kilbourne"
Historic Plaque: Y 2008
Owner Info: Y
Built: 1926
Sec: 29
Subdivision: Columbia
Lot:
Architect: Sears(see description below)
Cont/build:
Description:
1 1/2 story Bungalow, siding, gable
roof. Sears Roebuck"The Kilbourne" $2,700.
Model years 1921-29. (page 211 in Houses by Mail)
Owners: 4
Original Use:
Current Use: Residential
CHANGES:
As Built: N
Added To: Y
Subtracted From: N
Replaced: N
Description Of Changes: 1961 - built stable attached to existing building - concrete block 12' x 20' x 12' (Charles & Helen Clopton). Enclosed front porch and dining room bay window. 1999 - Costanzos removed the old garage and built new (Bullock Garage, architect & contractor). 2003 - Costanzo wanted to build a house on 2nd 75' lot. Permit denied.
Stories:
Story 1: Charles Bentheim's business was pin ball machines - all over the city of Cincinnati.Story 2: A horse fell into the basement when the house was being built.
Louise Dawn (nee Karpen) Costanzo died January 9, 2019. As a young woman she was a professional tap dancer and dance instructor. She was also an outstanding cook and seamstress.
Cindy Cattanzaro, Sears researcher, concurs that this is a Sears Kilbourne, documented, Mech Lein from Norwood Sash & Door, Sears owned Co. 6/5/1926.