16 East Park Road
6 Bedrooms & 3 Bathrooms
Built around 1906
Similar to 4 & 6 East Park Road, 16 Park Road is another beautiful, old, and large double-home, being on the left side of its lot. It was built around the year 1906.
Inhabitants
| Names | Years |
|---|---|
| Eugene Bush Carter & Jennie Potts Ryland Carter | at least 1910–1950 |
| James Harrison Nevin & Myrtle Elizabeth Lewis Nevin | c. 1930 |
| Harry Montague & Elizabeth Francis Gartner Montague | at least 1950–1957 |
| Doris Elizabeth Montague | at least 1950–1964 |
| Earl Martin | 1964–1975 |
| Elzie J. Baker & Helen C. Baker | fl. 1965–1969 |
| Leroy J. Kelly | 1975–? |
| Richard Stow & Carola J. Stow | 1985–2011 |
History
Although Zillow's "old" house estimates are notoriously bad, I believe them when they say it was built in 1906, since the house was extant to the 1910 census.
1910 census: Glue salesman Eugene is living with his family.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Eugene B. Carter | 50 | Head |
| Jennie R. Carter | 37 | Wife |
| Eugene R. Carter | 14 | Daughter |
| Marjorie F. Carter | 6 | Daughter |
| Shirley Carter | 2 | Daughter |
In 1918, Sarah Carter, the widow of Samuel Carter, presumably the parents, of Eugene, died while living in the home.
1920 census: Glass salesman Eugene with his family.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Eugene B. Carter | 58 | Head |
| Jennie R. Carter | 47 | Wife |
| Eugene R. Carter | 24 | Daughter |
| Marjorie F. Carter | 16 | Daughter |
| Shirley Carter | 12 | Daughter |
In 1928, Eugene died. His causes of death were heart & lung issues but his death certificate lists that he had "Tabes Dersalis", which is rarer now but is a late-stage complication of Syphilis.
1930 census: Widowed Jennie living with renter Northern Irish-origin chauffer James and his wife.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Jennie R. Carter | 60 | Head |
| James H. Nevin | 26 | Head |
| Myrtle E. Nevin | 24 | Wife |
The home is absent from the 1940 census. In 1950, Jennie died.
1950 census: Harry, of English-Irish descent (later of 301 Lansdowne Road), living with family & 2 lodgers.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Montague | 66 | Head |
| Elizabeth Montague | 58 | Wife |
| Doris Montague | 37 | Daughter |
| Samuel Kirdt | 59 | Lodger |
| Madge Armstrong | 58 | Lodger |
In 1957, Elizabeth died. In 1964, Doris sold the house to Earl Martin for $10,500. By 1965, Elzie & Helen Baker were living in the home under tenancy. In 1969, Helen died, and the house went on sale in 1974 for $35,000, with Earl selling to Leroy Kelly for $33,000. The house went on sale again in 1976 for $44,900.
In 1985, the home was purchased by the Stow family for 1985, and remained in the family until 2001, when it was sold for $155,750.