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Historic Views of Wallace Woods | The Shillito Cottage | Edgewood | The Hatfield Home


Historic Views of Wallace Woods


Wallace Avenue around 1894 Photo from Kenton Co. Public Library archives


Wallace Avenue, 1913 Postcard Photo from Kenton Co. Public Library archives


The Shillito "Cottage", Greenup Street
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Mary Creighton Wallace Shillito
Photo from Kenton Co. Public Library archives


Mary Creighton Wallace Shillito was the daughter of Robert Wallace. In 1854, Wallace gave her the deed to land on Greenup Street. She and her husband John, owner of the Shillito's Department store (now Lazarus) in Cincinnati, built a home there around 1859. Until the opening of the Suspension Bridge in 1866, going back and forth between business and home required crossing the Ohio River by ferry.


Photo published with permission from owner

Modern Photo of Shillito home

The photo of the cottage prior to 1900 shows that the house appears to sit on street level, whereas today its grounds rise above the street. This is because the 2300 block of Greenup was so steep that horses had a hard time pulling wagons up it. The 2200 block was dug down to ease the grade around the turn of the 20th century.


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Photo from Kenton Co. Public Library archives

Modern Photo of Edgewood

This house was built by William Simrall around 1860 and was purchased by his son, Charles B. Simrall. In 1917, fire destroyed the upper stories of the house. Robert Holmes served as the architect for the re-building, which gave the house the look it has today.


The Hatfield Home, Wallace Avenue
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The Hatfield home was built around 1890. It was purchased by James T. Hatfield, who owned the Hatfield Coal Company. The home was inhabited by his descendants until the 1980s. (Present owners are not from the Hatfield family.)


The 'Hatfield' home circa 1900's

 

The Hatfield House in 1989 covered in stucco

The Hatfield House being de-stuccoed in 1989 ------ > picture as of 2001



Mr. And Mrs. J.T. Hatfield in their parlor year unknown
Photo from Kenton Co. Public Library archives


The Hatfield heirs present Frederic Remington's sculpture "The Bronco Buster" (from Hatfield's personal collection) to President Gerald Ford in memory of J.T. Hatfield, 1976
Photo from Kenton Co. Public Library archives(Official White House Photo)

 

1920's picture of 'The Valley'


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