tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40146543866495773892012-01-21T03:48:32.994-08:00SquareLogAbout Historic Preservation, Mansfield OH, Oak Hill Cottage, the downtown Square and other things.alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.comBlogger2171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-89685514973502463042012-01-21T03:45:00.000-08:002012-01-21T03:48:33.001-08:00proposed historic district in the east villageA proposed historic district in the East Village would honor its Bohemian and older past, but strong opposition has developed from the churches in the neighborhood who see the move as creating hardship, expense, and bureaucracy...a familiar theme: New York Times articlealan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-43451179649499944142012-01-19T12:06:00.000-08:002012-01-19T12:07:22.966-08:00Vacant property registration
Mansfield is one of many cities around the country looking at vacant property registration as a possible tool to improve the maintenance and upkeep of properties during the foreclosure process. But this article out of Chicago is an indication Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are going to be opposing implementation of these ordinances on their foreclosures. Chicago Tribune Article
alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-71876775758440170112011-08-24T05:05:00.000-07:002011-08-24T05:10:49.012-07:00monarch butterflyA monarch butterfly chrysalis 'hatches'. According to my friend Phil who gave it to me, this is the last generation of the summer and this butterfly will return to winter in Mexico. Previous generations of the year live only about a month as they move northward, but the last group flies south. Time lapse is one frame per second. This video is one minute long = 1 hour.
alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-3451352207406585792011-08-13T16:44:00.000-07:002011-08-13T16:44:52.067-07:001980Some forgotten pictures I took sometime in the late 1970s, to 1980. Oak Hill has since been restored of course. Fifth and Walnut still stands vacant and unrestored. The Cracker Factory is gone. The Brewery is gone. And little did I know when I took the picture that I would be carting that urn from the basement to the Carriage House some day for display!
alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-49716578111237172392011-08-09T06:45:00.000-07:002011-08-09T06:45:52.773-07:00update on uncle john'sTom Acevski is now one week into the renovations for Uncle John's Restaurant on the Square. Owner Nick Tanchevski is happy with the progress.
The windows on the second and third floors have been repaired, the transom window glass replaced, and brickwork completed in the entryway. A major transformation is taking place inside also.
alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-53325656897234094292011-08-03T11:45:00.000-07:002011-08-03T11:45:36.979-07:00world coverageNews coverage of the damage to Mansfield's Shawshank tree has been global. Here's a tally of news outlets picking it up so far.
The Guardian. UK
Mirror. UK
San Francisco Chronicle
Newsday
Daily Mail. UK
iNews880
Yidio
Shockya
Ecorazzi ("Green Gosip")
Gather
Zee News. Mumbai India
Cinema Blend
UPI
411mania
TMZ
San Antonio Express
Spokesman Reviews
KSDK
Huffington Post
Detroit Free Press
Forbesalan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-52707761845711131682011-07-26T08:11:00.000-07:002011-07-26T08:11:44.130-07:00uncle john'sNick Tanchevski poses this morning beside the cast iron column exposed as he begins the renovation of his storefront at 18 S. Main Street in Mansfield.
The City of Mansfield Historic Preservation Commission held a special meeting on the site Monday afternoon to approve the first phases of his project. Architect Tim Alexander, working for Nick, presented plans and alternatives depending on what alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-39948374269013538942011-07-09T11:13:00.000-07:002011-07-09T11:13:05.692-07:00upright elephant earMy ear:
alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-89636478128203648102011-07-09T11:08:00.000-07:002011-07-09T11:10:18.257-07:00springtime lawn renewalThe results so far of replacing the lawn at Oak Hill:
Nothing short of totally burning off the old grass, crabgrass, and weeds and covering with two inches of topsoil will work to suppress the reemergence of crabgrass and weeds to some degree as the new lawn comes in. Simply scorching crabgrass seedlings works to kill them, but this is not effective on older, established crabgrass, which alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-82722134290167586112011-06-29T15:43:00.000-07:002011-06-29T15:43:01.440-07:00crabgrass updateThe front yard at the Cottage is coming along nicely and the east hillside is just starting to green up.
alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-12596695121559457762011-06-26T19:07:00.000-07:002011-06-26T19:07:34.508-07:00crabgrassAt Oak Hill Cottage we needed to start over with the lawn at the front and east side of the house after removing some shrubbery and other work that required replacement of large areas of the lawn anyway.
The idea of using roundup to kill the grass and weeds, then reseeding, sounded reasonable. The results were not the best, to say the least. What transpired was that the spring weather was alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-42555242232731435822011-06-02T18:28:00.000-07:002011-06-02T18:28:39.560-07:00more floraMahogany irises
Japanese irisesalan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-77186703432039431812011-05-22T15:54:00.000-07:002011-05-22T15:54:36.227-07:00Tree Peony The tree peony in my yard is fabulous this year! alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-9940270889851283902011-02-03T08:25:00.000-08:002011-02-03T08:25:44.559-08:00architectural commentJust a quick post to get this blog up and running again. I noticed this building in Galion for sale on the MLS and thought it was worth a comment. The form and the parapet gables give away its beginnings as a Federal style mansion, inn, or commercial building from the 1830s perhaps. At some time in the 1870s or so it appears it was updated with Italianate windows and brackets at the eves...an alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-24671869306797144232010-10-26T17:16:00.000-07:002010-10-27T18:34:19.949-07:00reconstructionThe Church of the Domition of the Virgin in the Volotovo Field is the ultimate example of dedication to restoration and preservation that has come about in part by Veliky Novgorod's UNESCO designation as a World Heritage Site. The above photos illustrate the destruction of the church resulting from the siege of Novgorod by the German army between 1941 and 1944, and its reconstruction through alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-70736225870175914052010-10-25T14:00:00.000-07:002010-10-26T16:30:18.830-07:00church of sts peter and paulA good description of the church of Sts. Peter and Paul is found on the Novgorod.ru website and I'll quote it directly here:
Beyond the remains of the rampart, on the left bank of the Volkhov (to the left of the bridge), is the Church of Sts Peter and Paul (1406), its beautiful silhouette can be equally well seen from any side. In older times, this area was called Kozhevniki. A 16th-century alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-42416809017252828402010-10-24T18:47:00.000-07:002010-10-24T19:05:35.400-07:00our lady of the signThe Cathedral of Our Lady of the Sign is in the Torgov quarter of Veliky Novgorod, E. of the Volchov River. Its date is 1688 and the frescoes were painted by local artists from Krostroma in 1702 which survive. For the most part other frescoes we saw in churches were restorations or subject to the practise of continually overpainting, so these stood out, and also because they include secular alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-27558156866432827172010-10-22T17:10:00.000-07:002010-10-22T17:18:11.507-07:00klopsky trinity monastaryOn our way to the town of Staraya Russa we stopped at this monastary complex which is being restored by the church. It is alongside the Veryazha River near Lake Ilmen. Obviously a work in progress. The monastary was first mentioned in writings in 1412.
Model of the church
Bell tower on the right
alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-20295707926136214112010-10-15T15:43:00.000-07:002010-10-15T15:47:17.612-07:00дачи и дома [dachas and homes]The old house of our friend in Velichy Novgorod is exactly like hundreds we saw in town and in the countryside. There are variations, some two story varieties, but this is the most common. Today this particular house is worth over $100k because of the land value and boom in building $1-2 million varieties like the houses next door (below). If he ever sells, the house will be torn down for a alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-83574458656159207082010-10-12T16:04:00.000-07:002010-10-12T16:04:38.744-07:00dostoevsky house in staraya russaF. M. Dostoevsky had a summer house in the village of Staraya Russa (Old Russia) during the later years of his life, and where he wrote most of The Brothers Karazamov. The survival of the house is a near miracle, given its wooden construction, and that Staraya Russa was just about obliterated by the Germans during their occupation and siege of Leningrad (St. Petersburg). Our guide stated that alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-55534628966280130232010-10-11T17:42:00.000-07:002010-10-11T17:47:42.880-07:00gatchinaGatchina, the palace of Paul I is about an hour south of St. Petersburg. Empress Catherine II, his mother, supposedly gave the palace to Paul to keep him as far away from her throne as possible. The ground floor of the central part of the structure has been restored. German occupation in WWII caused considerable destruction. It was interesting to see parts that were restored, vs. parts that alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-53686955343348651622010-10-10T17:03:00.000-07:002010-10-10T17:03:54.788-07:00windows in russiaMost windows I saw in older buildings in Russia were double, even in Soviet era construction. The wide spacing between panes of glass wouldn't be as efficient as modern double pane, but given Russia's long history of keeping out the cold this way it will be a long time before the US catches up in btus saved with our modern windows.
Window in poet Anna Akmatova's museum home in St. Petersburg
alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-86734293845794357192010-10-08T12:00:00.000-07:002010-10-08T12:08:13.761-07:00dinner with the gavrilovsOne of the best meals and highlight of the Russian experience was an evening with the Gavrilovs, a family from Velichy Novgorod. Son Borya and his mother's friend (Irenya I believe) were our translators. Yougest son Vanya, about 4 years old, was our entertainment. The photos were taken by Borya except for his photo and the table setting photo.
Vanya, Andrei, Myself, my bro-in-law Doug, alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-67948514233649476292010-10-06T18:09:00.000-07:002010-10-06T18:09:27.612-07:00russia tripWell, I'm back in the USA after my trip to Russia. I shot over 600 photos, and there are way too many thoughts to even begin to convey, so here are just a few photos and comments for now.
The large central couryard between the regional administration building and the old kremlin walls is a favorite place for skateboarding, etc. This is one of only two remaining statues of Lenin in the city of alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-25567371976688376772010-07-28T14:43:00.000-07:002010-07-28T14:43:03.371-07:00medinaOur little delegation just returned from Medina this afternoon. Attendees were:
Connie Pastor, Iwana Wagner, Chuck Gleaves, Marge Cutnaw, Ellen Haring and myself from the Historic Preservation Commission, Mayor Culliver, and Jamie Thompson from Downtown Mansfield Inc.
Roger Smalley of the Community Design Committee talks to our group.
If this bandstand looks familiar, it's because Medina's is alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-35010206497140419972010-07-25T07:51:00.000-07:002010-07-25T08:02:14.927-07:00medina tripThe Preservation Commission is taking a daytrip over to Medina Public Square this Wednesday, July 28. Our purpose is to visit the Public Square Historic District and find out more about the Community Design Committee's role in establishing the district and administering design review. We're meeting over lunch with Medina city officials who are involved with the Public Square. I'd like to documentalan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-29139256336665399382010-06-17T11:28:00.000-07:002010-06-17T11:52:30.304-07:00two sons. the bowland-barker murderAfter over two years of off and on research and one winter's work in the writing, my book Two Sons is now in print. The story of the murder of Franklin Barker by his brother-in-law, Robert M. Bowland, is barely mentioned in the local history books. Perhaps the somewhate "delicate" aspects and the bitter wounds and feud associated with the event had a dampening effect on historians who lived alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-52170901047261105902010-06-02T09:29:00.000-07:002010-06-02T09:36:38.935-07:00hopewell earthworks at newark June 1 was one of four days a year that the golf course at Moundbuilders Country Club is shut down for full public access to the mound groupings there. Conditions turned out perfect for photographs. The sky was perfect and a 5pm the shadows were getting longer and everyone else in Ohio was busy with other things. I spent about an hour walking around the site and didn't see or meetalan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-58122705429455505792010-05-25T11:57:00.001-07:002010-05-25T12:08:33.283-07:00boardup on prescott Putting a better face on 331 Prescott. Properties that are worth saving deserve some extra care. This hopefully shows the positive effect of a more aesthetic boardup. Contributions to this came from myself, Brian Dormaier, and Lowes. alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-57721687952790719472010-05-12T15:26:00.000-07:002010-05-12T16:03:40.978-07:00the madison marquee The marquee from the old Madison Theater came down off the Renaissance Theater today. Here's what I know of its history and what is going to happen to it:The Madison Theater, owned by the Memorial Building Board, was tucked in behind the Memorial Building with its entrance and marquee on Park Avenue West, sandwiched between the Memorial Building and Farmers Bank (Chase now). In that location thealan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-9973562188360672482010-05-03T06:54:00.001-07:002010-05-03T07:18:33.627-07:00cloverThe effort to restore the historic outdoor spaces at Oak Hill Cottage to the 1870s period includes restoring lawn areas. Prior to the 1950s grass seed mixtures included white clover seed, but the use of broadleaf weedkillers became the norm and precluded the usefullness of the beneficial little plant. At Oak Hill we have discontinued the use of lawn weedkillers and chemical fertilizer in an alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-26188243986409232512010-04-18T17:18:00.000-07:002010-04-18T17:36:27.296-07:00courthouse stonesDigging the hole for the foundation of the new Vietnam War memorial has briefly exposed old foundation stones from our fourth courthouse, built in 1873. Court was first held in one of the two 1812 blockhouses on the Square, replaced by a log and frame jail/courthouse in 1816. Courthouse number 3, of brick, was built in 1827 and stood at the center of the north half of the Square. Bricks from thatalan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-91648711828058270062010-03-30T05:01:00.000-07:002010-03-30T06:00:34.832-07:00s. j. kirkwoodJames Garfield and William Allen are Ohio's two, life-sized, representative bronzes in Statuary Hall in Washington, D. C. Sate Legislators began a process some months ago to depose William Allen, Governor for the 1874-76 term, because of his pro-slavery views and general lack of name recognition. Publicity about the committee's work seems to have been lackluster until just before their choice of alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-90091438987704808822010-03-10T17:19:00.000-08:002010-03-10T17:22:55.077-08:00three more photos of brinkerhoffHere are three more photos of Roeliff Brinkerhoff in 1905 and 1907.alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-78671087929628033282010-03-09T06:06:00.000-08:002010-03-09T06:13:26.201-08:00scott brown cartoonsOver to the right on this blog page is a feed from the Oak Hill Cottage facebook page. I've started posting some of Scott Brown's cartoons from his 1930's Corner Parade...a little Mansfield humor from a bygone era. Fan the page if you're on facebook!alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-34512089576687740412010-03-03T10:44:00.001-08:002010-03-03T10:53:09.152-08:00another photo of brinkerhoffHere's another photo of Roeliff Brinkerhoff.alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-8950559672441205842010-03-02T15:40:00.000-08:002010-03-03T04:50:36.475-08:00gen. roeliff brinkerhoffRoeliff Brinkerhoff's contribution to the founding of the Ohio Historical Society is the subject of my latest post on the Oak Hill facebook page. In addition to his role in establishing the state organization, he was also the first president of the Richland County Historical Society (Oak Hill's parent organization). This summer while going through some things in Oak Hill Cottage's attic I noticedalan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-84766844529779267222010-02-28T18:30:00.000-08:002010-03-01T04:23:37.632-08:00image and brandingToday's News Journal and some of the other current discussions going on about our vision of Mansfield's uncertain future have me wondering why historic preservation is so little discussed. I remember Mansfield in the 1970s, and the N. Main Street area in particular, and if that had been the trend and future of the downtown, I would not be living here today. There has been a tremendous improvementalan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-67400094754780085022010-02-15T08:20:00.001-08:002010-02-15T08:39:09.708-08:00more demolitionsI just reviewed a list sent over from Codes of 20 more potential demolitions for Historical Society input. Every time I go out and look at one of these properties I can usually look around and see two or three vacant abandoned properties nearby. And when you compare Mansfield today to what it looked like 60 years ago, it makes you wonder why people think demolitions are the first step to makingalan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-86674149912100761092010-02-12T14:55:00.000-08:002010-02-12T15:06:35.886-08:00joseph allonasThe great-great grandson of Joseph Allonas has brought by two photogaphs: one of Allonas, and one of the entire family in front of the house on Prescott Street (see previous posts). There's very little of the house showing, but a great view of the front walk down to Springmill Street, fence, and gate. All0nas died in 1879. alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-33578134093609502952010-02-06T18:34:00.000-08:002010-02-06T19:25:10.232-08:00coutureI had no idea our project to photograph old clothing this winter at Oak Hill would come up with anything quite so fantastic as the one I just posted on facebook. Above is a higher resolution picture. The label is Boue Soueurs, (Boue Sisters). They were most active from 1899 to the 1930s, and best known for their 1920s creations. I think this dress might be earlier, given its length and train. Thealan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-72363812024288014712010-01-11T15:41:00.000-08:002010-01-11T15:57:14.616-08:00have you seen this doghouse? My doghouse went missing a few weeks back and I thought I might as well post a picture of it! It stands about 3 feet tall and has an authentic standing seam roof. It would have taken two people to carry this away. If you see it, let me know.alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-17336648867671538272010-01-07T06:16:00.001-08:002010-01-07T06:52:33.154-08:00land bankThe term "land bank" has been causing some confusion recently because of state legislation enabling counties to establish bond-supported land bank programs. Intially started in Cuyahog County, the legislation is now being extended by lowering the population threshold for counties to qualify, which will include Richland County.The confusion arises when any use of the term "land bank" is assumed toalan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-44646561401450816062010-01-03T10:43:00.000-08:002010-01-03T10:46:35.534-08:00plain dealer article by richard moeThere's an excellent article in this morning's Plain Dealer by guest collumnist Richard Moe, President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Rightsizing Shrinking Cities...alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-10654088242378350892009-12-29T09:26:00.000-08:002009-12-29T09:36:31.758-08:00374 bartleyA footnote to today's News Journal article about last night's Council Caucus mentions what Mayor Culliver called petty criticism by Doug Versaw about the city purchasing a house at 374 Bartley Ave with NSP funds. The house in question is currently in contract with a listing price of 59,900. The purchase price of 59,432 was mentioned in the NJ article. The house has been on the market about a yearalan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-77243902102387468792009-12-28T19:08:00.000-08:002009-12-28T19:22:09.169-08:00prescott houseThe Ohio Historic Preservation Office has determined that 331 Prescott appears to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places based on its association with Joseph Allonas and his contributions to Mansfield's industrial growth, etc. The result of this determination is that the city is directed to engage consulting parties (the Historical Society, Dowtown Mansfield) in exploring alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-34166540345299580162009-11-17T03:10:00.000-08:002009-11-18T04:54:07.209-08:00preservation advocacyI began an effort back in June to get Community Development and the mayor to acknowledge the Historical Society and Preservation Commission in the process of reviewing demolitions. Such participation is codified in city ordinance in the case of the Preservation Commission, and in the federal Preservation Act in the case of the Historical Society and other groups that have standing in preservationalan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-18851344582355431052009-11-16T04:31:00.000-08:002009-11-16T04:43:15.358-08:00preservation advocacy and neighborhood revitalizationThomas Palmer of Preservation Ohio attended last Thursday's presentation in Council Chambers and has written a thoughtful article that you can read here on his MyHometownOhio blog.alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-16904936067804550842009-11-14T07:38:00.000-08:002009-11-14T07:52:47.378-08:00new journal reportThe News Journal report on Thursday night's meeting ran today. Looking at my last post, and reading today's article makes me realize how desperate I've been to see something positive in the meeting, while the public perception via the News Journal makes it seem hopeless that the city administration will ever "get it". As reported, the meeting, which was supposed to help ameleorate the city's alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-45962908055767151252009-11-12T19:33:00.001-08:002009-11-12T19:47:24.194-08:00meeting tonightTonight's meeting in council chambers turned out to be a "public meeting". It was anticlimatic. About 80% about the evils of vacant properties and 10% the real issues of Section 106 Review and NSP funding. Chuck Gleaves pointed out that the thrust of the presentation seemed to be that blight was evil, and he wondered whether the city thought there were people who disagreed with that and needed alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-43807789508509229232009-11-11T05:38:00.001-08:002009-11-11T05:40:25.092-08:00skyline at sunupalan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-37466023548756236462009-11-10T19:24:00.000-08:002009-11-10T19:30:32.754-08:00downtown mansfieldOHPO in Columbus has informed Community Development that Downtown Mansfield's request to sign onto the Programmatic Agreement which they made on October 21 must be implemented.alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-77523795556447059172009-11-08T11:44:00.001-08:002009-11-08T11:46:51.646-08:00finial Ta Da! The new east gable finial going back in place today.alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-18303068474645509902009-11-07T05:51:00.000-08:002009-11-07T06:19:55.484-08:00programmatic agreementDowntown Mansfield's exclusion from the Programmatic Agreement, as reported in the News Journal yesterday, was an unfortunate development. I supported their involvement, and the mayor's reasons for not including them are troubling. Mark Epstein at OHPO in Columbus signed the agreement without Downtown included in order to expedite the resolution of the issues causing suspension of NSP funds. He alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-40003872565620194462009-11-04T02:40:00.000-08:002009-11-04T08:37:15.560-08:00last night's council voteDespite the current suspension of NSP funds to the city and at the urging of Mayor Culliver, Council voted 5-4 for demolition of 147 W. First Street last night. The Historical Society had requested to participate in the Section 106 Review of that property and requested Council to table or vote the issue down. Mayor Culliver professed support of preservation at the Council meeting while urging alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-39030992010596598772009-11-03T04:11:00.001-08:002009-11-03T04:18:43.089-08:00demo listAmong the statements made by the mayor and Ms. Baker was that the Preservation Commission was presented with a demolition list in September. Checking back in my blog posts, I note that was actually on October 15, just two weeks ago and we have completely responded to that list in good faith, both from the Preservation Commission and the Historical Society.alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-91885884508999063162009-11-03T03:47:00.000-08:002009-11-03T04:00:31.029-08:00news journal article this morningWell, it's on the front page this morning. I want to go on record as saying that the News Journal article was dead on. Congratulations to the reporter Linda Martz for understanding the situation so thoroughly.It is interesting that Ms. Baker brought up the Rennaisance because Dan Seckel was the architect and pesented the project before the Preservation Commission over two years ago, including alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-40151704926530810582009-11-02T18:09:00.000-08:002009-11-02T18:20:35.316-08:00caucusI went to tonight's caucus but learned that the committee meeting already going on would have been the place to be. I guess my name was bandied about quite a bit. I talked to the mayor afterwards, and he does not seem to be fully aware of how thoroughly his administration has stonewalled the Historical Society. I talked to the law director some also. I guess since they only just got the alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-11412422205554547112009-11-02T14:41:00.001-08:002009-11-02T14:44:34.359-08:00the crowsTonight the first advance party of crows is trying to roost here.This year I'm not letting them get a foothold. BATTLE STATIONS!alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-3337932997065429382009-11-02T14:30:00.000-08:002009-11-02T14:35:09.573-08:00programmatic agreementThe mayor's office has contacted the Historical Society president Tim McKee this afternoon requesting that he come in and sign on to the new Programmatic Agreement. Also OHPO has stipulated that the city respond to our repeated requests for information about HUD funded projects as a condition for OHPO acceptance of the agreement.alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-16672737791343240642009-11-02T13:31:00.000-08:002009-11-02T13:51:19.908-08:00147 w first st147 W. First Street was the latest addition to the demolition list and due for Council vote tomorrow night. The Historical Society notified the city over the weekend that it was requesting consulting party status in the Section 106 Review of this demolition and requested that it be taken off the table for Council vote. The latest resport from Council is that it will now be taken off the table. alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-7917838946269516512009-10-29T11:27:00.000-07:002009-10-29T11:48:38.236-07:00programmatic agreementOne of the ironies of the issue of getting NSP funds on a fast track has been that when the Historical Society contacted the city originally back in June, there was a new Programmatic Agreement template available that would have streamlined the approval process for federally funded rehabs. The Community Development Department had not filled the template out for submission at that time, while thealan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-61997577071971056112009-10-24T14:05:00.000-07:002009-10-24T14:13:46.632-07:00demolition list responseAt Friday's Trustee meeting the Historical Society concurred unanimously with the assessment by the Preservation Commission, and a letter has been sent to Codes about the demolition list, including the finalized historical research on the house at 331 Prescott.alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-60208687151011171362009-10-21T15:41:00.000-07:002009-10-21T15:55:25.460-07:00preservation commission meetingThe City of Mansfield Historic Preservation Commission reviewed the proposed demolition list provided by the city (and linked below in a previous post). The Commission voted to send a letter to Codes identifying the properties on the list that are on the Ohio Historic Inventory but taking no exception to the demolitions except for 331 Prescott which can potentially be land banked, and 153 S. alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-37414645835285410032009-10-16T16:19:00.000-07:002009-10-16T16:49:46.952-07:00331 prescott stThe following drama played out last month and I'm recapping it here because of the RCHS's ongoing efforts that are outlined in previous posts.After learning of an Aug. 18 Council vote to demolish 331 Prescott St. we put Mansfield's Community Development Department and the Mayor on written notice that the Historical Society would have an interest and would submit historical information about the alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-62612677996500576472009-10-16T13:09:00.001-07:002009-10-16T13:23:56.672-07:00153 s. franklinThe demolition list provided by Codes yesterday included 153 S. Franklin, which is one of three houses on the list already demolished. This old brick house is (sorry, was) listed on the Ohio Historic Inventory and was built prior to 1853 according to the OHI information sheet. This is a good example of why the Historical Society is pressing the city for consulting party status per the provisions alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-1063969185385062332009-10-15T11:02:00.000-07:002009-10-15T11:07:44.408-07:00cast iron coverI hate blog posts without photos, so here's a photo to break up the monotony of the last three! Detail of fireplace cover in the parlor at Oak Hill Cottagealan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-17987607254033443382009-10-15T10:04:00.000-07:002009-10-15T10:17:26.915-07:00demolition listThis morning Codes and Permits sent us the list of demolitons currently in the works. This is a giant step forward at least from the aspect of being able to review the list of properties and determine if any warrant our input. It does not address the requested list of rehab projects which Codes says will have to come from Community Development. If anyone is interested in it, here is a link which alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-70437992095302674822009-10-13T14:46:00.001-07:002009-10-13T15:13:38.882-07:00historical society request for consulting party statusThe previous blog post below gives background on understanding the current problem the City of Mansfield is having with complying with the Preservation Act.In June 2009 the Richland County Historical Society requested Consulting Party status in Section 106 Review of federally funded projects under the city's Community Development Department via official letter to the head of the department. In alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-64723671973909150762009-10-13T13:54:00.000-07:002009-10-13T14:42:13.884-07:00preservation actThis post will be a preamble or footnote to further posts about the City of Mansfield's HUD program and how the Preservation Act applies to their operations.The following paragraphs are extracted verbatim from the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation publication "Protecting Historic Properties; A Citizen's Guide to Section 106 Review".In 1966, the Federal Government created a process to alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-6074785345598217232009-10-08T07:48:00.001-07:002009-10-08T07:57:53.894-07:00 oak hill cottage out of doorsA slide show about the historic landscape restoration project at Oak Hill CottageUploaded on authorSTREAM by alanwigton Upload your own presentationalan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-33120769016821752252009-09-08T11:21:00.000-07:002009-09-08T11:38:50.927-07:00blockhouse One of the difficult decisions with the blockhouse restoration has been how to deal with the old dark redish brown stain on the older logs. It was obviously there to stay. My personal feeling was to treat the wood without a paint or stain and let the differences in the color of the logs tell their own story. The other extreme was to stain all the logs, which was a course that Don Hutsler of alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-84732853160526340962009-08-01T17:22:00.001-07:002009-08-01T17:35:21.756-07:00new/old arbor A new arched rose arbor was installed today across the front walk of Oak Hill Cottage...part of the ongoing effort to restore the Victorian landscape plan. The original arbor in this location shows in old photos, but obscured by foliage that hides its exact design. The new arbor has been designed to capture the essence of what we can see in the photos.alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-30032709081288805152009-08-01T17:17:00.001-07:002009-08-01T17:21:50.466-07:00clematisalan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-81327481654752928202009-07-28T07:51:00.001-07:002009-07-28T07:53:20.202-07:00first crop The first tomatoes from my garden!alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-47537428410885589882009-07-08T09:28:00.000-07:002009-07-08T10:10:41.759-07:00Singing on the SquareSome old fashioned sounds downtown today, with a Mennonite choir singing (and some preaching) in the bandstand. Listen on this video. Your extra bonus is a slide show of the Square. The song..."There's a Fountain Free" by Mary B. Slade 1876. "Will you come to the fountain free?Will you come? ’tis for you and me;Thirsty soul hear the welcome call:’Tis a fountain opened for all."
alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-33841135927649636642009-07-01T18:13:00.001-07:002009-07-01T18:19:04.807-07:00another present from the crowsThe crows that visited me last winter left another present besides the sand on my garage roof. (see previous post). Besides sand, they spew poison ivy seeds from the berries they eat, and they're sprouting now under every tree they roosted in, including the wild cherry tree in my yard and the oak tree on the west side of the Cottage.alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-84759535971025207472009-06-13T06:07:00.000-07:002009-06-13T06:32:45.551-07:00time to mow When the grass gets a little long in the west yard at the Cottage it has an old fashioned look. Prior to the 1870s the grass would have been mowed with a sythe about 4 times a year. I remember my grandfather using a sythe to cut grass (I was 10 or 11 years old) and I've tried many times but never got the hang of it. I remember him methodically stoning the blade from time to time, and when healan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-90920972277553883682009-06-06T17:37:00.001-07:002009-06-06T17:47:21.838-07:00mock orange The mock orange along the lower edge of the yard has been blooming for well over a week but has almost no fragrance. Same over west of the cottage. Last year this old one beside the house bloomed about the time I moved in, and it's fragrance was very strong. It's just now starting to bloom and I hope it smells as good this year. Its blossoms seem more shapely and petals thicker.alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-45909154348701398522009-06-06T17:21:00.000-07:002009-06-06T17:27:31.825-07:00crow beachI was cleaning off the garage roof today and wondering why it had so much coarse sand on it. It was directly beneath the crows that roosted here last winter. I looked it up and crows eat large amounts of sand and gravel for digestion, and unlike many birds that retain it till it's worn out, they eject it constantly. So the sand is a feature of crow roosts. They arived last October and I alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-27579320100927469772009-06-03T10:40:00.000-07:002009-06-03T10:43:14.050-07:00living history portrait Group portrait of the living history cast by Tim Mckee. alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-35605276014646088552009-05-27T12:14:00.000-07:002009-05-27T12:29:53.722-07:00living history
Dr. Johannes Jones and Francis Ida Jones give a short discourse to visitors to the Jones family plot at Mansfield Cemetery May 24 as part of the living history event.alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-57047309194790116192009-05-25T09:29:00.001-07:002009-05-25T09:32:22.757-07:00flower update; spiderwortalan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-8037269907975420632009-05-22T12:58:00.000-07:002009-05-22T13:00:24.922-07:00one more iris pictureI had to share this variety of iris that started blooming today.alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-86042375426074362792009-05-19T07:18:00.000-07:002009-05-19T07:26:59.360-07:00catching up on flowersThe tree peony in my garden has been blooming for over a week. This is the peony you see in Chinese paintings...it has a woody stem and isn't cut back in the fall. The first iris bloomed yesterday and the first poppies opened up this morning.alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-26814447422658998052009-05-14T17:02:00.001-07:002009-05-14T17:10:35.603-07:00columbineThis one single plant showed up in the little mint patch in my yard. I should have been clueless what it was, but something in my brain said "columbine", and that's what it apparently is.alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-21281934764014228252009-05-14T10:38:00.000-07:002009-05-14T10:42:30.419-07:00wild geraniumsThe wild geraniums are blooming along the north side of my house. The Vaneff daughter Antina who grew up in the house says her father brought them back from a trip to the old country (Macedonia). She says the girls in Macedonia would crush the leaves and rub them behind their ears for the perfume aroma.alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-33767656207104875432009-05-08T05:50:00.000-07:002009-05-08T06:18:04.369-07:00historic wood windowsThe National Trust tip sheet on Historic Wood Windows is a must read if you are thinking about window replacement, especially for windows made before the 1940s. Could you be reaping a net loss over the life span of the replacement window? How hard is it to repair and maintain your original windows? How does the combination of a restored single pane window and a storm window compare to a modernalan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-43337339986169919042009-05-02T06:48:00.000-07:002009-05-02T06:50:49.985-07:00historic landscape presentationI gave a presentation last Friday at the Historical Society membership meeting about the historic landscape study that was done in 1982/83 at Oak Hill. You can view it here.alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-82983897522216706142009-05-02T06:43:00.000-07:002009-05-02T06:48:02.883-07:00lilacsMy lilacs are in bloom. These are original to the grounds of Oak Hill and will be used to restore the bushes that used to be around the cottage. The mock orange bushes are just barely beginning to get leaves. alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-76896347420210013772009-04-26T16:26:00.000-07:002009-04-26T16:35:02.562-07:00crown imperialMy Fritillaria Imperialus are in bloom. Out of 7 bulbs, three got the heads nipped off close to the ground just as they started to develop. One grew up, but its blossoms didn't develop. So that left me with three, just like in the old photo I posted last year.alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-22872643170253013282009-04-22T13:19:00.000-07:002009-04-22T13:25:10.875-07:00bloodrootThe daffodils, hyacinths, and a few tulips are blooming, but these bloodroot were the latest unexpected spring flowers to pop up alongside the shady side of the house.alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-63439732694553931812009-03-31T07:22:00.000-07:002009-03-31T07:35:26.544-07:00spring flowersThe Vaneff House where I live, across from Oak Hill Cottage, was home since the 1920s to one of many Macedonian families in this neighborhood . I'm going to try to post the flowers as they pop up in the gardens. The yellow flower, Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite), showed up first this year the first week of March in several small clumps. They are native to southern Europe. The blossoms are alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-34011364326387070112009-03-30T11:11:00.000-07:002009-03-30T11:27:29.286-07:00total eclipse post hydrantWhen Oak Hill Cottage got indoor plumbing in 1877, the contract called for 5 yard hydrants. The one showing up most often in old photos was alongside the front walk, but none of the originals survive. Kupferle Foundry in St. Louis has been making the Total Eclipse brand of yard hydrants since 1857, and we have purchased and installed this nice piece of Victorian cast iron in its original alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-23532239847613408892009-03-26T15:32:00.001-07:002009-03-26T15:42:21.258-07:00urnsCast iron urns were a feature of Oak Hill Cottage's Victorian landscape since the 1870s, but haven't been displayed for many years for fear of losing the valuable antiques. Recently the Society Board purchased new reproduction urns of similar size and style, and they are now flanking the front porch and sporting pansies until the weather warms enough for a more elaborate display. alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-89483443133494740892009-03-02T17:46:00.001-08:002009-03-02T18:24:56.812-08:00dining roomThe rear wing of Oak Hill Cottage contains the dining room and kitchen with the servant's rooms in a half story above the dining room. The low dining room ceiling of about 8 feet and the way some of the window trim is cut short because of the lower ceiling, prompted the interpretation that there was originally a high cathedral ceiling that had been lowered by the Jones family (second occupants alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-73864573146345704132009-02-22T07:29:00.000-08:002009-02-22T07:38:44.544-08:00rubber tiresWhen I posted the pictures of the National auto I wondered if the horseless carriage and rubber tires were simultaneous developments. Now I notice in a photo that this carriage has rubber tires just like the auto. This would be about late 1890s, and the location is entering the carriage drive in front of Oak Hill Cottage in Mansfield.alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-378954902147668762009-02-09T11:54:00.000-08:002009-02-09T12:04:30.488-08:001905 nationalPossibly the only surviving example of an auto manufactured in Mansfield will be on display starting this season at the carriage house at Oak Hill Cottage. Built by the Richland Buggy Company in 1905, the "National" was purchased and brought back to Mansfield through the efforts of local donors and restored by Richard Taylor. For several years it resided on the second floor of the city buildingalan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-66077489596971649452009-01-23T19:14:00.000-08:002009-01-23T19:37:39.360-08:00errataFurther research; John Riley RobinsonAny historical research encounters a myriad of details that can be carefully sorted out or casually glossed over, and there's usually a certain amount of both in any story. I knew when I wrote the Robinson episodes below, that there would be further work to do and revisions to make.I made a couple of trips to the county recorders office today to trace Oak alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014654386649577389.post-4561017631411918242009-01-11T14:56:00.000-08:002009-01-11T15:04:53.419-08:00john riley robinson; part 7Llandaff c. 1878 home of John Robinson at Easton, MD.Seventh and final installment in a series about the man who built Oak Hill CottageAccording to Steve Wilson, director emeritus of the Museum of the Great Plains, the revolutionary Adolfo Ibarra occupied Batopilas on July 23, 1872, and jailed John Robinson for five days. On Dec. 17, 1871, the company had paid a forced loan of $6,000, and in alan wigtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345552904326725916noreply@blogger.com0