Walking Tour-49 West Washington Street-Walking Tour
(North Side of Street)

The house was built circa 1860 as a Greek Revival style farmhouse (a Midwestern adaptation of the style, that is, a one & 1/2 story section with a single story wing, to the east, configuration), the home of Thomas Broomfield. Turn of the century photos, Heritage, pages 7, 9, and 24 and 56/57, of this house show a long single story wing extending to the north with a porch on the east side. At the time a barn stood on the edge of the Mill Pond, at the back of the lot to the east of the house. In the late 1970s a second story was added to the single story wing.

Official Property Description:

• Not a part of Nelson W. Clark's Original Plat of the Village in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 20 in Independence Township.
• Lot 2 of the Northwestern Addition to Nelson W. Clark's Original Plat of the Village.
• Lot 13 of the Supervisor's Replat.

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.
• 1850 William Holcomb, the south 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4.
• 1858 William Holcomb, bound on the south by John Derrick, west by the east line of the west 1/2 of the southwest 1/4, on the north by the south line of the Northwest 1/4, east by the Mill Pond, assessed value $200.
  Richard Broomfield, Lots 2 & 3 in the Northwest Addition, assessed value $310.
• 1860 Mr. C. Dexter, Lots 1 & 2 in the Northwest Addition, assessed value $70.
• 1861 Mr. C. Dexter, as above.
• 1862 Mr. C. Dexter to T. Broomfield, Lots 1 & 2.
• 1863 Thomas Broomfield, Lots 1, 2, & 3 N.W. Add., assessed value $450.
• 1872 Map of the Village has a building footprint on this lot, owner,Thomas Broomfield.
• 1896 Map.
• 1902 Mrs. Philanda Broomfield, Lots 1, 2, & 3 in the Northwest Addition, assessed value $900.
• 1904 Mrs. Philanda Broomfield, Lots 1,2, & 3, assessed value $1000.
• 1920 Beucler, Lots 2 & 3, assessed value $2500.
• 1923 Radabaugh, the east 66' of the west side of Lot 2, assessed value $180.
• 1926 Radabaugh, the east 66' of the west side of Lot 2, assessed value $1700.
• 1931 William Culhome Estate, Lot 13, assessed value $1200.
• 1934 Bridget Cashman, et al.
• 1936 W. J., Mae and Nell Barry, Lot 13, assessed value $1000.
• 1940 W. J., Mae and N. J. Barry, Lot 13.
• 1953 Elmer Hagen, Lot 13, assessed value $1900.