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  • 114 East 34th Street // The Vance Nemenz House
  • The Richards Hamilton House // 220 West 9th Street
  • 355 E 9th St // Weber Studio
  • The Hearn House at 832 Cascade :: Sarah Hearn Memorial Presbyterian Church
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If you caught my latest Reader article, you'll know this is the Mound Grove homestead. She was built by Jesse Coover sometime between 1850-1860, after he returned to Erie from Louisiana just before the Civil War. He had the home built on his family's property in Greene Township in the style of the homes he came to love in the south. Jesse Coover established a dairy and potato farm. He was of hearty stock and lived until he was 90 years old.
Did you guys hear? It's ERIE GIVES DAY! You may recall from the social media blitz earlier in the month, that our family always gives to @erieartsculture and @ourwestbayfront and @preservationerie and there are a gazillion more organizations that depend on your $25 or more donation through the @eriecommunityfoundation today! If you are able, please take a minute to check out the non-profits on www.eriegives.org and give to those closest to your heart.
My latest in the @eriereader this month is all about the historic barns of Erie, which are some of the oldest existing structures in our county.
Have you guys ever seen the octagonal barn on Middle Road in North East? If you haven't, you should definitely take a drive and check it out. It is one of the more strikingly unique buildings I've seen.
Grab a copy of the latest @eriereader and check out this year's 40 Under 40 class! There are so many awesome, inspiring people on this year's list, but I'm particularly partial to these 5 folks whose bios I was assigned (3 of whom I nominated 😊).
I'm sure I'm one of the few who are sad about this, but I'm still sad. This house (on 6th and Poplar) was unoccupied, or neglected, or both for years. I'm sad about that. I'm sad that no one ever saw the value in this home. I'm sad that it was so far beyond repair that it was torn down, likely for green space (note: there is a massive green space in Gridley Park directly across the street). I'm sad that one of the few non-mansion, middle class homes on this stretch of 6th Street is gone.

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