Henry, Robert W., House

The gabled two-bay wings continue the portico, cornice, and window CONDITION EXCELLENT with plexiglas. This house exhibits a common Greek Revival plan, that of a large and have tooled stone lintels and lug sills. A broken entablature, supported by engaged multi-faceted Doric columns and Doric pilasters, Despite considerable interior alterations, much of the original woodwork door and window surrounds. An early brick one-story wing extends CHECK ONE is still intact.Particularly noteworthy are the shouldered architrave from the rear of the main block. This wing has received a second-story treatment of the main block.The end walls are somewhat unusual in central block flanked by smaller wings.

It is distinguished, however, is carried under the transom light of the main entrance.The original a modestly landscaped lot, facing a heavily developed commercial strip. from the common temple-front frame dwellings of this type by its door, however, is missing, and the sidelights have been blocked in wing has an original paneled door. block on the front and side elevations.The windows are six-over-six sash hipped roof on the central block, and the brick construction is unusual in its location. by Doric columns with twelve facets.A dentilled cornice crowns this _UNALTERED _UNEXPOSED DATE that they continue beyond the roof line to form parapets.The north The two-story central block is fronted by a three-bay portico supported AREAS OF

important local craftsman, its use as the village hall, its architectural 1600-1699 1850-1857 1400-1499 1700-1799 RELIGION POLITICS/GOVERNMENT AGRICULTURE INVENTION THEATER EDUCATION MILITARY PERIOD BUILDER/ARCHITECT SIGNIFICANCE Except for the extension of the rear wing through several building _TRANSPORTATION _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT LITERATURE INDUSTRY programs, the exterior of the Henry house has remained relatively despite changes in the floor plan. MUSIC winged-temple Greek Revival dwelling, distinguished by its pedimented _COMMUNICATIONS sophistication, and its longevity in an area which has all but succumbed _COMMERCE Robert W. Henry Henry continued to farm and to do carpentry work in Parma until to twentieth century commercial development.

house was used as the Parma Heights village hall while the present _CONSERVATION portico, twelve-faceted Doric columns, gable-end brick parapets, and years(1850-57),andthat he secured his plans from published designs. - ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC city hall was being built. _PREHISTORIC W. Henry, a noted local carpenter, it originally served as the main Cleveland, Henry moved to Parma in 1843 and purchased the 125-acre farm.Family records show that the building of the house occupied seven -1500-1599 intact.Much of the original interior woodwork is also still apparent a local carpenter, and worked briefly as Nobles' foreman before The Robert W.Henry house is noteworthy because of its ties with an New York, at the age of seven.

He apprenticed with Henry L.Nobles, Robert W.Henry (18ll-1900) came to Cleveland, Ohio, from Naples, - - 1900- - LAW _COMMUNITY PLANNING his retirement in 1885, and died in 1900. From 1954 to 1956, the ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC The Robert W.Henry house is an outstanding example of a brick starting his own practice.After twelve years of independent work in house of Henry's l25-acre farmstead.