In August I placed the 1st T.W. Miller home at 713 Center Street on my list of most endangered historic places in Ashland County. Today, as I drove down Center Street I was pleasantly surprised. The home has a new roof! It looks like this home may not follow the paths of other homes owned by Gary Austin. If the roof was done well, the home will hopefully have a dry interior for at least another 20 years depending on the type and quality of shingles.Although the original slate was removed, and the color and style is different than what was there, I am happy to see this home coming back with some potential. I don't know if he got a permit from the Historic Preservation Board from the City of Ashland, but I can over look that since other in the Center Street Historic District have altered their properties without approval or even an application in the the Historic Preservation Board.
This house was the first home of T.W. Miller and his bride, Helen Myers, the youngest daughter of F.E. And Alvesta Myers. It must have been a showcase in its day. The Warren Palmer family bought it in 1914 and lived there through the 1950s. Mr. Palmer, with Ed Mayner, operated a dry goods store on Main Street. It is currently an apartment house owned by Gary Austin. Mr. Austin has had two other properties torn down by the City of Ashland, demolition by neglect. 522 Cottage was a huge Victorian Mansion, as was 340 West Walnut Street. Both were in terrible shape, but were not kept up. According to the Ashland County Auditor's website the 2634 square foot century home at 340 West Walnut Street had a value of $50,440. The land itself is now valued at $14,990.
I will try to get over and take a new picture of the home to post this week!
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