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| Title | Aurora Street #48 |
| Description | The Kirkham-Porter House was built in 1829 in a Federal/Victorian style. We know the date of construction thanks to David Hudson, Jr.'s diary entry (1805-1836). The siding and second-story windows are original. There have been two major remodels since the original construction. The house was purchased in 1833 by Margaret Porter (17779-1829), the widow of architect-builder Lemuel Porter (1775-1829), who desired to be closer to her married daughters living in town. Deed descriptions and maps refer to "the Widow Porter's house." The Congregational Church used the home as a parsonage from 1888 until 1916. A tiled fish pond was recently uncovered and is now under a paved driveway. Note the distinctive Packard Coupe automobile in the photograph. |
| Date | 1950 |
| Subject | Hudson (Ohio)
Streets and Roads
Houses
Photography
Aurora Street
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| Names | Moos, William
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| Contributors | Hudson Library & Historical Society
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| Type | Image
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| Format | 5 in. x 3.5 in. |
| Source | HU_Aurora_48.jpg |
| Language | English |
| Relation | Houses of Hudson Collection
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| Rights | This material from the picture file is protected by the copyright law. The library makes this picture available for the personal use of the borrower to be used for private study, scholarship or research. Reproduction, alteration or derivative use of this visual image for the purposes other than those listed above without the express written permission of the copyright holder may constitute an infringement of copyright law. |
| Creator | William Moos
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| About the Creator | William Moos (1919-1984) was a painter, architect and beloved arts and crafts teacher. He also directed the art department at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio. Mr. Moos was reared in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and studied architecture at St. John's College and Yale University. He later practiced architecture in New York City and worked as a field engineer and interior designer before coming to the academy in 1945. He was responsible for the design work for the restoration of Western Reserve Academy's Chapel and Christ Church Episcopal in Hudson, Ohio. He had a keen sense of historic preservation of buildings and served as a founding member of the Hudson Heritage Association. Later in life he also served as a lobbyist for the American Civil Liberties Union. |
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