Monthly Archives: April 2023

One House’s Story: The Wilkinson Family

The man who built this home in New Philadelphia was the son of an immigrant and started out as a small town Tuscarawas County coal miner. Eventually he moved to New Philadelphia where he became a successful local businessman and built a home that stands today. A note about addresses: House numbers and street namesContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Wilkinson Family”

One House’s Story: The Keuerleber Family

The history of Tuscarawas County is full of stories of first generation immigrants coming to the area and becoming successful and respected members of the community. This is the story of one such immigrant who made Dover, Ohio his home at the turn of the 20th century. A note about addresses: House numbers and streetContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Keuerleber Family”

One House’s Story: The Seibold Family

This house was constructed by one of the county’s most significant business families of the late 1800s and early 1900s. While the family’s patriarch is perhaps best known, this house was the residence of one of his sons for nearly fifty years. A note about addresses: House numbers and street names often change over time.Continue reading “One House’s Story: The Seibold Family”

One House’s Story: Flaccus Brothers

I’ve driven past this New Philadelphia building many times and, given its proximity to the railroad tracks, had always assumed it was somehow connected to a railroad. I now know that it was associated with an entirely different type of business that sat on that property for many years at the beginning of the 20thContinue reading “One House’s Story: Flaccus Brothers”

Samuel F. Hensel and the Hensel Transfer and Storage Building

This large building has dominated the first block of South Broadway in New Philadelphia since its construction and, when it was built, was considered state-of-the-art. I thought I would explore its construction and tell the story of how it became the focal point of an early 20th century Ohio Supreme Court case. The Hensel familyContinue reading “Samuel F. Hensel and the Hensel Transfer and Storage Building”

One House’s Story: The Roby Family

If you are like me and live in an older house with a slate roof, you may have wondered where that slate came from and who was responsible for installing it. I thought I’d take a look at one family from Uhrichsville that was responsible for slating buildings in the county. This story is lessContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Roby Family”