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| No: 717-1 | Street: Wooster (Burned down 2002) | Name: "Galloway Nursery" |
| Family: Village of Terrace Park (428 Elm) | OwnerInfo: Y |
| Built: 1926 | Sec: 29 | Sub: Wooster Pike | Lot: 109-110 |
| Architect: | Cont/Build: |
| #Owners: | Orig Use: Residential | Current Use: Village of Terrace Park |
| STYLE | Ranch: | Split: | Colonial: | Victorian: | Trans: | Trad: | Other: |
| CapeC: | Bung: Y | Eng: | Dutch: | Cont: | Misc: | ||
| CATALOGUE | Sears: | Gunn: | Pease: | BH&G: | Pattern: | OtherC: |
| MATERIAL | Siding: Y | Brick: | Stone: | Stucco: | Br&Sid: | OtherM: |
| ROOF: gable | Stories: 1 1/2 | |||||
| CHANGES | AsBuilt: | AddTo: Y | SubFrom: Y | Replace: |
| After 1935 - additional bedroom added and 2 car detached garage (?). 1945c - chicken house demolished. 2002 - permit for City of Terrace Park to demolish residence (Evans Landscaping contractor). Burned down by Terrace Park Volunteer Fire Department. | ||||
| CurrOwner: Village of Terrace Park | Date Frc: 1994 | DateToc: |
| OrigOwner: | Date Frm: | DateTo: |
| Owner1: Laura B. Galloway | Date Fr 1: | DateTo 1: |
| Owner2: William E. Galloway | Date Fr 2: | DateTo 2: |
| Owner3: James A. & Ada Belle Crawford | Date Fr 3: 1928 | DateTo 3: 1935 |
| Owner4: Mrs. Robert P. Bailey (Emma) | Date Fr 4: 1935 | DateTo 4: 1940 |
| Owner5: Ellis Rawnsley | Date Fr 5: 1940 | DateTo 5: 1994 |
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| 1975 Owner: | Bonita W. Rawnsley |
| Description: | One story frame bungalow with full basement and attic: 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath. Originally 5 rooms plus bath. |
| Story 1: | Site was included in the nursery which William Galloway operated prior to the Spanish-American War. When the Rawnsleys 1st moved in, they could see the remains of pit greenhouses (ditch dug to walk in with plants growing at ground level - cold frame covers and stove heat). Large bed of daffodils between Rawnsleys and Cornishes (725 Wooster) that Kate Cornish collected to sell. (see 410 Elm - Galloway home & 725 Wooster) |
| Story 2: | 1 acre of ground, 1 floor plan frame bungalow, 2 car garage and chicken coop up for auction in July, 1934 (pictures of auction ad in the file). Can be sold for 2/3rds. "Beautiful house. Beautiful trees. Garden spot. Quiet, safe, healthy for the grown ups as well as the children." |
| Story 3: | Several Rawnsley (& Bill C. Fenton, son-in-law, at 801 Park) articles in Miller Scrapbook 1961. |
| Story 4: | Deed dated April 28, 1934 recorded in Deed Book # 1657, p. 342, Hamilton County records. More information in Terrace Park Building and Loan Minute Books - Terrace Park Archives. This and other Rawnsley information in Terrace Park Historical Society file including information on Rawnsley property to the Village of Terrace Park. Ellis & Bonnie had three children: David - January 27, 1934 - April 3, 2002, Virginia & Mary Louise. |
| Story 5: | Ellis was an award winning garden editor and copy editor with the Cincinnati Enquirer. Many of his garden and other articles are in the archives of the Terrace Park Historical Society as is also the book he authored: "A Place Called Terrace Park". |
| 1939 Map: | Ferber Bailey |
| 1942 Map: | Rawnsley |
| 1951/3 Map: | Rawnsley |
| 1959 Directory: | Ellis & Bonita "Bonnie" Rawnsley |
| 1960 Directory: | '' |
| 1962-63 Direct: | '' |
| 1963-64 Direct: | '' |
| 1965-66 Direct: | '' |
| 1967-68 Direct: | '' |
| 1969-70 Direct: | '' |
| 1971-72 Direct: | '' |
| 1973-74 Direct: | '' (Eliza Rawnsley at 98 years, mother of Ellis, died May 24, 1973) |
| 1975-76 Direct: | '' |
| 1978 Directory: | '' |
| 1980 Directory: | '' |
| 1982 Directory: | '' |
| 1984 Directory: | '' |
| 1986 Directory: | '' |
| 1988 Directory: | '' |
| 1990-91 Direct: | '' |
| 1992-93 Direct: | '' (Bonnie died) |
| 1994-95 Direct: | '' (to Village of Terrace Park in 1994) |
| 1996-97 Direct: | '' (Rawnsley still listed but actually sold to Village of Terrace Park) |
| 1998-99 Direct: | " (Ellis moved to Sem Terrace, Milford) |
| 2000-01 Direct: | " (Ellis died November 20, 2001 - 94 years old) |