VIDEO: Wells-Sherman House Moved to Stave Off Demolition
Non-profit group has until Dec. 1 to find a permanent location for the historic structure
As most of Kent slept, a pre- Civil War era house quickly and quietly rolled down Haymaker Parkway Saturday morning. For the Kent Wells-Sherman House, Saturday's move was the second time movers lifted the Greek revival style structure from its foundation and set it somewhere new. And if the stars align, there's a third move yet in this house's future. Members of the non-profit group Kent Wells Sherman House Inc. gathered just before 7 a.m. Saturday to watch as Stein House Movers, Inc. trucked the house from its last permanent address at 250 E. Erie St. to a temporary spot at the western end of East College Avenue. The 1858 house has ties to the Kent family and other early prominent citizens. It can be stored on the lot, which is owned by …
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Delores Umbridge
2:37 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
You know they're not the only ones that are opposed to it, right? Council person Kuhar spoke against it at a Board of Zoning Appeals meeting, for one. Putting it on the Hike and Bike trail up by Lake and Crane Streets is a good idea, if it becomes safe to use that trail entry again. more ›