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Village Housing: 75 Elmwood Place

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This home displays elements of the Craftsman/Arts and Crafts style in the use of its stucco exterior, and south facade porches. It was built behind E. Irene Morrison's lot at 137 Elm ca. 1912. Morrison lived here with Helen & Charles B. Martin,…

Metcalf House

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Metcalf House was built in 1908 by Maynard Metcalf, professor of zoology at the college and also the lead expert witness for the defense at the Scopes 'Monkey Trial' in 1925 (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law). In about 1909 he built…

La Maison Française (French House)

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La Maison Française (French House), was built in 1907 by Dr. Lauderdale, a dentist. He and his wife Mabel, an aspiring artist, ran the house as a student boarding house into the 1920s. Beginning September 1, 1930, the Lauderdale residence was…

Keep Cottage

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The cottage was opened for use in January, 1913, with dormitory accommodations for fifty-two women. It was named in honor of Rev. John Keep and Mrs. Theodore J. Keep. Mr. George M. Clark and his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Keep Clark, contributed funds…

Allen Memorial Hospital/Mercy Allen Hospital

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The Allen Memorial Hospital was opened for the care of patients October 13, 1925. The hospital is a joint memorial to Dr. Dudley P. Allen, of the class of 1875, for many years the leading surgeon of Cleveland, Ohio, and to his father, Dr. Dudley…