Stanley Matthews House Oakenkroft

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Article about Oakencroft

Article about Oakencroft

Name/Title

Stanley Matthews House Oakenkroft

Entry/Object ID

2000.003.6007

Scope and Content

Stanley Matthews House is located at 125 Fountain East. It is a Pivotal Structure. This house was the home of Judge Stanley Matthews who was one of the most influential citizens of Glendale. He was also a lawyer for the C.H.& D. Railroad. According to his grandaughter, Eva Cleveland, the house was known as "Oakencroft". There was a stable for horses and cows, vegetable gardens and an orchard. The entrance orginally faced east with a flight of stone steps to the front porch. The house was remodeled in 1900, 1920 and then again in 1927 by Mr. & Mrs. Roger Rogan. According to an article in Architectural Progress, May 1929, the wing of the house, as it was originally was built, dates to 1847. In 1927, the architect, John Henri Deeken, designed several additional wings to the building.

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125 Fountain Avenue East, Pivotal Structure, Classic Revival, Architects - John Henri Deeken

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Moore, William B.

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Matthews, Stanley

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Matthews, Jeanie M.

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Gray, Jane

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Cleveland, Grace E.

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Jenkins, Kent M.

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Navaro, A. Ralph Jr.

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Rogan, Mrs. Roger

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Rogan, Roger

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Notes

Address: Fountain Avenue East

Create Date

July 16, 2005