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227 East State Street

CIRCA 1912
Owners/Occupants:
Capstone Property Management
Address:
227 E State St
Athens, Ohio

Brief History

Located in the heart of Athens’ East State Street/Elmwood Historic District, 227 E. State St. stands at the end of Elmwood’s “Professors’ Row” and the corner of E. State Street. The two-story, brick Queen Anne was built in 1912 and features a wrap-around porch, transom over the front door, and companion brick garage. An original stained glass window graces the home’s south side, while stained glass windows were added by artist Cristina Gomez in the 1990s to the numerous basement windows. Two-story bays, topped by pedimented gables with decorative windows and shingles, project from the front, north, and south facades. A hipped roof with deep eaves covers the central block of the house, while a side gabled roof covers the rear section.
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Location
1835

187 E. State St. Built by Alvan Bingham, one of the original men recruited by Rufus Putnam to help establish Ohio University. Later bought by Athens Sheriff Parker Carpenter in 1864, the home is still occupied by members of the Carpenter family.

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1842

180 E. State Built by John Cornwell, who came to Athens to study at the University and later opened a Jewelry Store on Court St., which is still owned and operated by his descendants today.

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1911

East Elementary School The building of East Elementary on Wallace Drive ushered in a boom time of building Athens Near East neighborhood and the E. State/Elmwood Historic District

Location
1912

227 E State St

Location
1952

61 Elmwood Dr. earliest home in the district

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