Village Housing: 158 W. Lorain Street

Date

ca. 1896-present

Location

158 West Lorain Street

Architects/Collaborators

Builder unknown

Style

Vernacular

History

This house was built some time between 1896 and 1899, and the earliest known residents were Frank Beckwith, a local jeweler and the assistant postmaster, and his wife Minivieve. In 1933 William Durand, architect, is listed as a resident alongside the Beckwiths, and by 1956, he and his wife were the only residents. Historically the house was called the Beckwith House and the Durand House. In the 1960s, Sanford Shepard and his family lived in the house. Today it is one of many in the College's Village Housing program for students.

Source

Ohio Historic Inventory by D.G. Henry, G. Baudoin, and M. Franck, Ohio State Historic Preservation Office, January 26, 2002. Accessed from the Oberlin Heritage Center website, June 25, 2015.