Walking Tour-44 E. Church Street-Walking Tour
(South Side of Street)

While this house looks much like the oldest Greek Revival style houses in the Village, an 1872 map of the Village shows no building footprint on this site. The first building on the lot was probably built circa 1880 for/by the Mills family. The house was extensively remodeled in the 1970s.

Official Property Description:

• The east part of Lot 1 Block 7 & vacated Franklin St. of Nelson W. Clark's Original Plat of the Village in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 20 of Independence Township.
• Lot 25 of the Assessor's Plat.

Significant Property History:

[A Synopsis Of Property Transfers Derived From Abstracts
(when available) And Periodic Changes In Ownership Or
Assessed Value Derived From Township Tax Records]

• Note: All the properties currently located in the Historic District were originally part of a tract registered by Butler Holcomb with the federal government on October 22, 1831.
• 1831 U. S. to Butler Holcomb, the Southeast 1/4 of the east 1/2 of Section 20,T 4 N R 9 E and other lands. Signed April 4, 1833 Andrew Jackson.
• 1833 Butler & Mary L. Holcomb to Rosewell/Roosevelt the west 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 20 & other lands...
• 1835 Butler & Mary L. Holcomb and Roosevelt/Rosewell & Elvine Holcomb; and Daniel B. & Almira Holcomb to Jeremiah Clark, a part of the west 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 20...
• 1846 Abraham Houghtelin, Lot 1 Block 7, assessed value $5.
• 1849 Abraham Houghtelin, Lot 1 Block 7, assessed value $12.
• 1872 Map of the Village shows no building footprint, owners Bloomfield/Broomfield & Scadding.
• 1878 Daniel & Margaret Scadding to Susan Mills, commencing at the northeast corner of lands of Joseph Buzzard, then east on the south line of Church St., 4 rods, the south 10 rods. No tax listing.
• 1880 Andrew Mills, assessed value $200.
• 1881 Andrew Mills, assessed value $250.
• 1883 J. A. Mills, assessed value $300.
• 1889 John Mills.
• 1891 Lucy Mills, assessed value $120.
• 1892 Lucy Mills, assessed value $120.
• 1901 John A. Mills, ("a single man"), to James McIveen.
• 1905 James McIveen, estate, assessed value $500. Widow,Eliza.
• 1912 John to Mary McIveen,quit claim.
• 1927 Irwin Trim, assessed value $100.
• 1931 Sara A. Trim.
• 1936 Sara/Sarah Agnes Trim died,age 74.
• 1940 Franklin St., part of Nelson W. Clarks original street, was abandoned.
• 1941 Erwin Trim, estate. Heirs, Robert E. & Gladys B. Trim.
• 1947 Robert E. & Gladys B. Trim to Arthur W. & M. Martha O'Hare.
• 1950 The O'Hares to Nancy R. Cobb.
• 1950 Nancy R. Cobb to Kenneth & Eliza W. Johnson.