Walking Tour-99 South Main Street-Walking Tour
(West Side of Street)

Like its neighbor to the north, this house dates from the turn of the century. The owner at the time was Rome (Jerome) Demund/DeMund/Demond/DeMond. The property in 1872 was owned by Nelson Abbey, a doctor, who also owned the two lots to the north. Abbey had owned the properties since 1848 according to tax records. There were no building footprints shown on the 1872 Map on any of those three lots. The simple vernalcular farmhouse style of this small building has the appearance of a saltbox style house.

Official Property Description:

• West Side Lot 12 Block 26 of Nelson W. Clark's Original Plat of the Village in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 20 in Independence Township.
• Lot 66 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. Thus, abstracts for these properties, when they exist, show the original transfer to be from the United States to Butler Holcomb and may also include references to then President Andrew Jackson.
• 1846 Jeremiah Clark, Lots 11 & 12 Block 26, assessed value $5.
• 1847 Jeremiah Clark, Lots 11 & 12 Block 26, assessed value $10.
• 1848 N. Abbey, Lots 10, 11, and 12, assessed value $15.
• 1850 N. Abbey, Lots 10, 11, & 12.
• 1855 Nelson "Abby", Lots 10, 11, & 12, assessed value $90.
• 1891 Rome "DeMund", assessed value $50.
• 1895 Rome "DeMund", assessed value $100.
• 1889 as above, assessed value $100.
• 1902 Rome Demund, assessed value $200.
• 1910 as above.
• 1914 Jerome DeMund, Lot 12, assessed value $350.
• 1920 Rome DeMund, assessed value $800.
• 1926 Floyd Andrews, assessed value $600.
• 1827 This listing seems to be a mistake T. Boothby was cited for this lot but he has a piece to the west which was Drake's.
• 1930 Floyd Andrews.
• 1935 John W. Tremper.