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OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY
Building Number: HEN-132-5 County: Henry Location of Negatives: L-NWOHPO-1HA Present Name: Charled Hillis House Other Name(s): United Brethren Manse, Gerken House Location: 209 W. Maumee Avenue Street: W. Maumee Avenue City: Napoleon U.T.M. Reference: 16 741520 4585230 Structure Type: Building On National Register?: N Is it eligible?: Part of Estab. Hist. Dist.?: N District Potential?: Y Name of District: | Thematic Category: C Date(s) or Period: Circa 1890 Style or Design: Upright with wing Architect or Engineer: Contractor or Builder: Original Use: Manse Present Use: Residence Ownership: Private Owner: Charles Hillis Open to Public?: N Local Contact: Henry County Historical Society Other Surveys: | No. Stories: 2 Basement?: N Foundation: Brick Walls: Frame Roof Type: Gable/shingle Front Bays: 3 Side Bays: 1 Wall Treatment: Siding Plan Shape: Changes: Addition Interior Condition: Exterior Condition: Fair Preservation Underway?: Endangered?: By What?: Visible from Road?: Y Distance to Road: 20 feet Frontage on Road: 80 feet | |||
| Further Description: Very simple wooden residence with flat topped windows and doors. Windows are all double hung, 1/1 lite. Vertical boards frame corners of house. Fascia boards follow eaves. Upright with a wing desing basically. | |||||
| History and Significance: House built by trustees of the U. B. Church in 1890. The church itself was to the east of the Manse on Maumee. In 1920, the trustees sold the house to a John Morrison, and it has had many owners since then. | |||||
| Description of Environment and Outbuildings: At intersection of W. Barnes and W. Maumee (the house on the point). | |||||
| Sources of Information: Henry County Court House Raymond, Don and Ruth Plummer Observation |
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| © 2005 Henry County Historical Society |
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