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Relocating the Kent Wells Sherman HouseKent Wells Sherman House, ca. 1858Breaking news: Two articles about the temporary move:Record-Courier: http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/5209128Kent Patch:http://kent.patch.com/articles/video-wells-sherman-house-moved-to-stave-off-demolition#video-10979360***Fundraising for KWSH, Inc. is now direct via Paypal and Amazon***KWSH, Inc. now has full IRS tax-exempt status. Donors can give directly by clicking on the Paypal button......or you can shop on Amazon Smile and a small percentage of your purchase price will come directly to the Kent Wells Sherman House, Inc.Those wishing to send a check should mail it directly to:KWSH, Inc.c/o Alan Orashan, treasurer531 S. DePeyster St.Kent, OH 44240--For Immediate Release--The Friends of the Kent Wells Sherman House organize to move and restore a priceless historic building in Kent, Ohio.Beginning last March the 1858 Greek Revival architectural gem had barely five months before demolition to clear the way for Kent State’s Esplanade project. Originally built on family land for Frances Kent Wells, a daughter of patriarch Zenas Kent, the noble timber-framed house served as student housing the past 43 years. It was moved toward Kent State from the original downtown location in 1924 to make way for an office building. Soon it will find a new residence where layers of vinyl siding will be peeled away to uncover the serene, confident classicism of the original design. From ten-inch square hand hewn fitted and pegged structural beams to delicate horizontal clapboard siding capped by bold corner, gable and frieze boards raising an Athenian pediment, the structure is a veritable testament to American democracy as it struggled to take hold amidst the political turmoil prior to the Civil War.Concern by local citizens was heightened by research which revealed the building’s provenance. The realization that it is the last full two-storied Greek Revival house added to the urgent need for cooperative action. Over a dozen potential new locations were studied one-by-one and deemed unavailable or unsuitable. Midway through the process one location, an available vacant lot, emerged as an almost ideal new home for an ancient house.Situated near downtown, in a neighborhood with several Civil War and antebellum structures immediately nearby -- and at the other end of the same street which originally hosted the Kent Wells Sherman House -- the site’s historical context could not be more convincing. Indeed, barely twenty years earlier that very lot was occupied by a smaller Greek Revival house.The restoration of this important part of Kent’s history will serve to educate the public on the need to preserve and rehabilitate neighborhoods by recognizing the value of original buildings. The Friends of the Kent Wells Sherman house are accomplishing this goal in record time, forming a non-profit corporation while establishing for the means and methods to complete the task. The deadline of Augus
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