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Intrepid Historical ServicesKevin B. Coleman |
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Intrepid Historical ServicesKevin B. Coleman |
Building Histories 
The Henshaw HouseThe house at 196 Vine Street in CHillicothe, Ohio, was built by the Sosman family in 1923 on lot 2 of their plat of Out Lot 173. The house is associated with the history of the Sosman family and the development of the neighborhood around it. Research into Ross County deeds, tax records, and available Chillicothe maps and city directories has revealed its history.
...By the time of a May 22, 1923 deed, apparently the Sosmans have finished the house at 196 Vine Street, the second Frank Sosman House, to which they move. In the deed the house and its lot at 204 Vine Street is sold by the Sosmans to the Chillicothe Hospital. (The Sosmans are four married couples: Francis A. And Nettie M., Robert B. and Sarah N., Frank W. and Amanda G., and Merril C. and Arline A.)
The house is Colonial Revival styled. The Colonial Revival, still active today, has gone through several phases since beginning in 1876, changing about every generation. The Henshaw House is transitional from the second, the National, to the third phase, the Academic. The predominant theme of the National Colonial Revival is free interpretation of original elements, while the predominant theme of the Academic Colonial Revival is "faithfully and carefully rendered" reproductions or quotations from eighteenth century originals.
"Harley's House"This home began as a two-room cottage with a subtle but surprising amount of fine styling in the doors, windows, and siding. Built between 1849 and 1850, it is one of a decreasing number of surviving early rural homes in Ross County.
Located at the far end of a remote road, this house would have been the residence of a "Ridge Farmer" who was probably content to live at the fringe of settlement. Between 1907 and 1911 it was enlarged with a loft, front and back porches, and a "grenier" roof spanning all.
It is the focus of a preservation effort by the author (and ongoing research) and you can read more in an online article on it.
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