This house’s origin story is tied to another New Philadelphia building’s history through its owner and his nearly 40 years of business in Tuscarawas County. A note about addresses: House numbers and street names often change over time. The Reverend James H. Dodd (1833-1891) relocated his family from Pennsylvania to Port Washington, Ohio in theContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Dodd Family”
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One House’s Story: The Nabor Family
I have driven past this home on Tuscarawas Avenue in New Philadelphia many times and thought, after my passing it again the other day, it was time to explore its history and discover what stories it had to tell. It is a story connected to two others already told. A note about addresses: House numbersContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Nabor Family”
One House’s Story: The Carey Family
There is a little house in New Philadelphia that I’ve walked passed numerous times and, as it still looks like it is beloved by its owner, was curious about its history. It turns out it is the story of a late 19th century family matriarch, her status as an esteemed resident, and her modest lifeContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Carey Family”
One House’s Story: The Denison Family
Every house in a community, regardless of size or expense, can tell us a story about its past inhabitants and their lives. This modest brick home in New Philadelphia includes stories of a beloved community member and family tragedies. Content warning: This post contains references to suicide. If you or someone you know has aContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Denison Family”
One House’s Story: The Yeagley Family
A good friend of mine lived in one of the apartments in this New Philadelphia building for a couple of years and often asked me about the house’s history. I figured it was about time I gave her an answer! A note about addresses: House numbers and street names often change over time. The YeagleyContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Yeagley Family”
One House’s Story: The Schmidt Family
If you have ever dropped your child off at Welty Middle School or the New Philadelphia High School, you have seen this home. This house was the home of one of the city’s most successful and well-liked saloon keepers. This is his family’s story. A note about addresses: House numbers and street names often changeContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Schmidt Family”
One House’s Story: The Brown Family
Sometimes you have to get off the main streets to find a historic home with an interesting story. This home’s story is more about the women who lived in the home around the turn of the 20th century. A note about addresses: House numbers and street names often change over time. When the Brown familyContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Brown Family”
One House’s Story: The Hay Family
There are many houses that get swallowed up by future construction and changes in how a property is used. I only recently learned that this building on the corner of Fair Avenue and Broadway has, at its core, a home built by a 19th century New Philadelphia merchant. A note about addresses: House numbers andContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Hay Family”
One House’s Story: The Pollock Family
It’s amazing what you can discover when you leave the busy streets of town and explore the less travelled neighborhoods. This unique home’s history is tied to an individual examined in a previous house story as well as to the family of an Irish immigrant that occupied the home for over three decades. A noteContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Pollock Family”
One House’s Story: The Wallace Family
This house rests in an area that was considered, at the time it was built, as the outskirts of the city of New Philadelphia. Today, however, it sits at one of the busiest intersections on the west end of the city and is seen by countless passersby. This is one of its stories. A noteContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Wallace Family”
Tuscarawas County Stories 