Note
Status: Record Updated
Street Address: 8607 Mentor Avenue
City: Mentor
LCHS ID #: 37
Architectural Style: Italianate
Applicant Name: Robert Jardine Coulton
Description and Notes: The residence was once a farm house and shop. William De Long, mayor of Mentor purchased the house in 1874 and ran a flour and seed shop. During James A. Garfield's presidential campaign photographers would come take pictures of the presidential hopeful in the front of the store.
The building was converted into a general store by Eugue Case (postmaster in west Mentor). It now operates as two separate stores.
The house is a two story, L shaped Italianate style house. The portion closer to the street has a single entryway with picture windows. And the portion that is recessed back has give bays with a central door with a fan light. All the windows have hoods and are 2/2. There is a dentil cornice with brackets.