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Address: |
42 Hill Street |
| Subdivision: |
G. S. Carr
Addition |
| Lot
No: |
30 |
| Builder: |
Original
Structure, Unknown
Present Structure, Todd Cooper |
| Year
Built: |
Original
Structure, Aft. 1862 (demolished in 1994)
Present Structure, 1995 |
| Uses: |
Residence
Ostrander Machinery Rebuilders |
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| PROPERTY
TRANSFERS |
| Sold on 5/24/1852 by
James & Susannah Liggett to Israel C. Buck for $20 |
| Sold on 10/12/1860 by
Spec. Master William C. Winget to John Buck for $226 |
| Sold on 2/18/1862 by John
Buck to Joseph Maugans for $30 |
| Sold on 5/20/1874 by
Sarah Maugans to
Tobias Maugans for $400 |
| Sold on 3/31/1877 by
Tobias and Hagar Maugans to William M. Flanegin for $1600 |
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| IT
HAPPENED HERE |
| Joseph and Sarah Maugans purchased the vacant
lot on February 18, 1862, shortly after the start of the Civil
War. It's not clear when the original
structure was built; nor who built it. We do know that
Joseph and Sarah Maugans owned the property for just over 12
years when Sarah Maugans, shortly after the death of her
husband, sold the property to her
son, Tobias Maugans. Tobias then, shortly after the
death of his mother, Sarah, sold the property to William M.
Flanegin. As late as 1966, the property was still remnicent
of years past. The home had 3 rooms with no indoor
plumbing. An outhouse sat to the left of the barn at the
rear of the property near the alley. The barn, complete
with hayloft, was ample space to keep horses and buggy.
Outside the backdoor, just off the porch, was the well from
which water was pumped. On the side of the house were
the doors opening into the cold cellar for storing can goods.
The backyard, like most in Ostrander, ordained a vegetable
garden. An old-fashioned ice chest had been left behind
in the home. The sidewalks on this side of town were
mostly brick and the brick sidewalk extended the entire length
of Hill St. Most, if not all, of the old brick sidewalks
have been replaced or covered. The brick sidewalk is
visible in the 1966 picture of the home. Earlier
residents of this home lived across the street from Dr.
Erastus Field. His son, John, also later practiced
medicine.
The picture from 1966 is the home David and Molly
Cooper purchased shortly after moving to Ostrander. The
two-story barn and outhouse that was located at the northeast corner of the lot
does not appear in the picture. As the family grew, room after
room were added to the home. The two-story barn was torn down
and a concrete block building was constructed from where David
Cooper operated his business; Ostrander Machinery Rebuilders, until
he relocated the business to 5536 Mills Road in Bellpoint, Ohio.
In 1994, the property was sold to Todd Cooper, their son, who
demolished the original structure and placed a new home in its
place. All of the original structures are now gone.
The only evidence of the original structure are portions of
the original chimney which can be found buried on the east
side of the existing home. Todd built several homes in Ostrander including
another on Hill Street as well as homes on 5th Street. |
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42
Hill St, Ostrander
1966
Molly Cooper |
42 Hill St, Ostrander
2009
Delaware County Auditor |
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