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400 Marietta Avenue

Terrace Park, Ohio Building Survey

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No: 400  Street: Marietta Name: Ruben & Cora Houghton House      (owned 48 years)
Family: DiMichele Plaque: 2008 Owner Info: Y
Built: circa 1907 Sec: 23 Sub: Sibley's 3rd BL 15 Lot: 6-10, pt 5
Architect:  Cont/Build: 
#Owners: 6 Original Use: Residential Current Use: Residential
CHANGES As Built: Y Add To: N Sub From: N Replace: N
Current Owner: Jon A. & Patricia C. DiMichele Date Fr: 1998 Date To: 
Original Owner: Cora Houghton (& Ruben W.) Date Fr: 1907 Date To: 1955
Owner 1: Carol L. Harden (& Ollie) Date Fr 1: 1955 Date To 1: 1959
Owner 2: Ann Catherine "Fritzie"(& John) Dalzell Date Fr 2: 1959 Date To 2: 1965
Owner 3: Dale F. II & Christina Ford "Tina" Peter  Date Fr 3: 1965 Date To 3: 1971
Owner 4: Susan "Susie" B. Langner (& Tim) Date Fr 4: 1971 Date To 4: 1998
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1975 Owner:  Susan B. Langner
Description: 2 story blue (1996) frame Bungalow(?) with white trim.  Large screened porch across entire front of house.  Gable roof with front dormer. 
Story 1: Houghtons also seem to have owned 707 Lexington Avenue from 1924-1930. 
Story 2: This home of Mr. & Mrs. (Fritzie) John W. Dalzell was on the December 18, 1959 TP Garden Club House Tour, "Holiday Houses in the Park".  This was a Friday, advance tickets were $1 but $1.25 on the day, and the homes were open from 1:30-4 and 7-9 PM. 
Story 3: Hope to get story of a Houghton father falling off roof, resulting in death (Twin Lakes)
1939 Map: Houghton
1942 Map: Houghton
1951/3 Map: R. W. Houghton (Cora A. Houghton died December 24, 1960, he earlier)
1959 Directory: Oliver & Carol Hardin
1960-64 Directories: John & Ann "Fritzi" Dalzell
1965-72 Directories: Dale & Tina Peter
1973-97 Directories: Tim & Susie Langner
1998-99 Direct:    (Sold 1998)
2000-12 Directories: Jon & Patricia DiMichele