Tannery House Converted into a Home, 1900

Baus caption: Tannery house; converted into a home. 1900

Baus caption: Tannery house; converted into a home. 1900

Name/Title

Tannery House Converted into a Home, 1900

Entry/Object ID

082.1931 Bau.34

Tags

North Union Shakers, Warrensville Township, 1900s, Boulevard Neighborhood, Shaker Heights, 19th Century, Architecture

Description

Plate 34 from from Shakers & Kirtland by Louis Baus showing the Center Family tannery house originally along South Park Boulevard west of Lee Road. Baus description: "About 1829 the tannery, 30 x 35 ft. was built on the south bank of Doan Brook, west off Lee Rd. After the colony was abandoned, it was sold and moved near Lee and Woodland Rds. and used as a residence by the family of Joseph Marek."

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Joseph Marek

Subject Place

Township

Warrensville Township

County

Cuyahoga County

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States

Category

Photographs
Archives

Acquisition

Notes

Gift of Eugene L. Baus, 1974

Made/Created

Date made

1900

Location

Location

Room

Elizabeth Nord Library & Archives

Building

Shaker Historical Society

Date

September 20, 2025

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

North Union Shaker Village, Louis Baus

Related Publications

Publication

Shakers and Kirtland