Identifier: suburbanhomesfor00nels (find matches)
Title: Suburban homes for business men, on the line of the Marietta railroad. A description of the north-eatern suburbs
Year: 1874 (1870s)
Authors: Nelson, Richard, 1822-1900 Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad Company
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Publisher: Cincinnati, Nelson & Bolles
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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hitecture to thelocation, and the admirable simplicity ol the design. Ihe position of the house, is the center of an arc, the chordof which is about 1,000 ieet, and forms the front of theelegant lawn. In the rear, and stretching forward cres-cent-shaped, is a fine forest, that adds materially to the pic-turesqueness of the place. Near the station is another handsome edifice—the homeof Taul Schuster. This is a rectangular frame building oftwo-stories, with a balustrade on the roof. In each of thefront corners is a neat veranda, and on each side bay win-dows. This house contains fourteen rooms, and has most ofthe modern conveniences. The house stands in the centerof a tract of six acres, which has fine frontage, an ample lawnand kitchen-garden. In the rear are two carriage houses andBtables, and a number of outbuildings. Two frame buildings near Mr. Schusters deserve notice.These are respectively the property of J. W. McCord andWilliam Buck. A neat little cottage, the home of Mr. Buck
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Suburban Momes, 45 may be seen opposite Mr. Schusters—tliis has a well-im-proved garden, and other appointments complete. AnthonyBrown, the former proprietor of the land here, has also a neatimprovement on the avenue, leading to the Taylor estate. On the same side of Mr. Schusters, is the handsome villaof Daniel Andrews, of the firm of Tweed & Andrews, Thisis a brick building, with a lofty tower, having a truncatedpyramidal slate roof, in v^hich is an observatory. Two baywindows overlook a lawn studded with evergreens, and twoverandas add to the comfortable and tasteful appearance ofthe edifice. Mr. Andrews is possessed of sufficient goodtaste and good sense, to differ with most suburban property-owners, in allowing the brickwork to remain in its naturalcolor. To-day, his building seems new, and it will do so formany years, till the smoke of a dense settlement effects it asit does city property. Nearly opposite Mr. Andrews residence, is that of WilliamParvin. This house is of br

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