Legacy Version
Terrace Park, Ohio Building Survey
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| No: 710 | Street: Floral | Name: James E. Bellville House |
| Family: Koehler | Plaque: 2008 | Owner Info: N |
| Built: circa 1892 | Sec: 23 | Sub: J. W. Sibley 2nd TP BL3 | Lot: 35-41 pt 42 |
| Architect: | Cont/Build: |
| #Owners: 7 | Original Use: Residential | Current Use: Residential |
| CHANGES | As Built: N | Add To: Y | Sub From: N | Replace: N |
| 2003 - add garage. Architects +. (Koehler) | ||||
| Current Owner: Sandra T. Koehler | Date Fr: 1983 | Date To: |
| Original Owner: J. W. Sibley to James E. Bellville | Date Fr: 1890 | Date To: 1912 |
| Owner 1: Frances Weatherhead Gerard | Date Fr 1: 1912 | Date To 1: 1929 |
| Owner 2: John M. Jr. & M. F. Sizelove | Date Fr.2: 1929 | Date To 2: 1931 |
| Owner 3: Frances W. Gerard (by sheriff to) | Date Fr 3: 1931 | Date To 3: 1942 |
| Owner 4: Milford Building & Loan | Date Fr 4: 1942 | Date To 4: 1942 |
| Owner 5: Vera S. Hussey | Date Fr 5: 1942 | Date To 5: 1958 |
| Owner 6: Sarah D. Resor (& Joseph T.) | Date Fr 6: 1958 | Date To 6: 1970 |
| Owner 7: Beverly Meyers | Date Fr 7: 1970 | Date To 7: 1983 |
| Owner 8: | Date Fr 8: | Date To 8: |
| Owner 9: | Date Fr 9: | Date To 9: |
| Owner 10: | Date Fr 10: | Date To 10: |
| 1975 Owner: | Beverly Meyers. 35-36-37, 38 to 41 pt 42 Sib 2 |
| Description: | Railroad houses were built in the 1890s from blueprints sold by a Cincinnati architect for $25. All are in Sibley subdivisions. See 716 Floral Avenue for more building date explanation. 2 1/2 story Victorian, siding, gable roof. |
| Story 1: | 1909 Williams' Hamilton County Directory lists James E. Bellville (Luella) as a postal clerk. Other Bellvilles listed on Floral are Jas. B. & Rebecca F. Is Rebecca a book keeper (b. k)? |
| Story 2: | Other Bellville family information. James E. Bellville is the son (???) of James B. Bellville in Anderson township. Look for James B. in the census. |
| Story 3: | From p. 33/4 of "A Place Called Terrace Park" - Assuming that perhaps James E. Bellville went by Ed since there was more than one James Bellville - "Mrs. Ed Bellville having to take a broom to rout one foraging [Elephent] in the Bellville haymow." (or this may have been next door at 716 Floral) |
| Story 4: | Frances Weatherhead Gerard lived in this house in the 1930s. She was the grandmother of Mary Gerard Cone (222 Oxford) & Nancy Gerard Ricketts (722 Park & 749 Wooster). Their father, Stephen Gerard, who had tuberculosis, lived there with her for a while. Frances Gerard died in 1978. |
| Story 5: | The Gerard family rented a house in Milford in the 1910 census very near the Cornish and Corwin families. The father, Turpin, was the manager of a cigar store. |
| 1939 Map: | Gerard |
| 1942 Map: | Arthur Hussey (shown as 714 Floral) |
| 1951/3 Map: | Arthur Hussey (shown as 714 Floral) |
| 195-66 Directories: | Joseph T. and Sarah Resor Jr. |
| 1967-70 Directories: | Tom & Sarah Resor |
| 1971-82 Directories: | David & Beverly Meyers (1970 from Lancaster PA) |
| 1984 Directory: | " (moved to Walnut Hills) |
| 1986-2012 Directory: | Frederick G. "Rick" Jr. & Sandy Koehler (moved from 814 Myrtle) |