Note
Status: Record Updated
Street Address: 4221 River Street
City: Willoughby
LCHS ID #: 18
Year Built: 1840
Applicant Name: Edward F. Ester
Description and Notes: Used as a private school during years of Willoughby Female Seminary.
The Stone Wall in front of the house is called the "Friendship Wall" from when Carmichael was Mayor. A newspaper put a call out that friends were to drop a cobble stone off at the Mayor's house for him to build the Friendship Wall. Stones include the Great Wall of China, Meteorite Metallic Rock from Kirtland, Indian Hatchets and Arrows, part of the old Grist Mill from the first mill in Kirtland, rocks from Canadian fishing camps, a split from the first paving done in the village.
During James A. Garfield's campaign, he often stopped overnight at this home and the small pink was always reserved for him as he was a friend of the Randall's.
Sterling and Welch Art Department mad all the Peacock Panels in the home.
Owned by Ransom Kennedy, ship captain out of Fairport Harbor for the H.G.Williams.
This single story, side gabled vernacular Greek Revival. The house is symmetrical with a central front door. This door is recessed into the facade with a surround, sidelites, and Doric pilasters. A small front porch and covering accompany the front door. The front gable roof of the porch has clap boarding with three boards that divide the pediment into four triangles. Four square columns support the porch roof. The windows of the clap board sided house are one over one. The corners of the house have square Doric pilasters. The roof has eaves and a dentil cornice around the house.