Selden and Nancy Osborn House, 29059 Lake Road, c.1832-1847

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Osborn House, 29059 Lake Road: Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 600 DPI
Osborn House, 29059 Lake Road

Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 600 DPI

Name/Title

"Selden and Nancy Osborn House, 29059 Lake Road, c.1832-1847"

Entry/Object ID

NP.10.001.008

Scope and Content

The eighth in a series of articles to be published as a walking tour of Lake Road by the Bay Village Historical Society in 2025.by William Krause May 2, 2023, Westlake/Bay Village Observer, p. 6. Articles are located in individual folders pertaining to the featured structure. Originals are in a folder in the SW Room, North Wall, File 1, Drawer 3 with duplicated copies East Room, East Wall, File 3, Drawer 4, with house file. "Selden and Nancy Osborn House, 29059 Lake Road, c.1832-1847" Selden was the only son of Reuben and Sarah Osborn. He was born in 1809 in New York and married Ohioan Nancy Ruple in 1833. Selden first owned land in the 1830s away from Lake Road and tax records are not clear as to when this house was built. His father owned this land until 1982 when 25 acres were transferred to Selden and the tax value went up significantly in 1847. The house has had many addtions with the east end of the current house, probably the original. "Osborn Family History" by Julia Osborn Scott states that Selden and Nancy lived here all of their married lives, raising nine children and taking in paying guests from Cleveland for summer vacations. It also says:"Selden was an herb doctor receiving his training in a doctor's office. He grew his own herbs. Nancy brewed them for him. He traveled by horseback with...two saddle bags-one for ...his medicine." Selden was a captain in the Ohio militia. Nancy was a deeply religious woman. Their granddaughter Mabel occupied the house until 1969. The home, with an added porch and folk Victorian elements, was demolished in about 2008. The front enterance and sidelights were preserved and are being incorporated into a building in Gates Mills, Ohio.

Collection

Osborn Family Collection

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Osborn, Selden

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Osborn, Nancy Ruple

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Osborn, Reuben

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Osborn, Sarah