28 East Park Road
Unknown # of Bedrooms & Bathrooms, formerly 5 Bedrooms & 3.5 Bathrooms
Built in 2013 in Modern suburban style (formerly colonial style)
This home was a "Rick Fuller" home constructed in 2013, however, it was not the original home there. The previous home located on the property was built at least by 1897.
Inhabitants
| Names | Years |
|---|---|
| Frank A. Hays | fl. 1895–1900 |
| H.G. Stevens | c. 1913 |
| John Charles Mcevoy & Edith Loretta Emmell Mcevoy | at least 1920–1940 |
| Warren Sidney Wallace & Velma Lamone Morrison Wallace | 1940–at least 1950 |
| John G. Harris | at least 1968–1972 |
| Arthur Siplo | 1972–1979 |
| John J. Collins & Jean A. Collins | 1979–1995 |
| Joseph M. Johnston & Lillian L. Johnston | 1995–2012 |
History
In the 1913 atlas, "H.G. Stevens" is listed as the owner of the home.
1920 census: Iron foundryman John is living with his family, boarder co-worker, and servants, latter of which is of African-American Virginian descent.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| John C. Mcevoy | 32 | Head |
| Edith L. Mcevoy | 30 | Wife |
| Gerard Mcevoy | 7 | Son |
| Margaret Mcevoy | 4 | Daughter |
| John C. Mcevoy | 3 | Son |
| Margaret Mcevoy | 52 | Mother |
| Michael Cullen | 22 | Boarder |
| Irene Gregson | 20 | Servant |
| Rebecca Tingle | 40 | Servant |
Margaret, the mother of John C. and widow of John J., died in 1922.
1930 census: McEvoy family and widowed male maid of African-American descent.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| John C. Mcevoy | 43 | Head |
| Edith L. Mcevoy | 41 | Wife |
| Gerald C. Mcevoy | 17 | Son |
| Margaret N. Mcevoy | 15 | Daughter |
| John J. Mcevoy | 13 | Son |
| Edith L. Mcevoy | 9 | Daughter |
| Joseph Vesy | 65 | Servant |
The home was sold by Sloan & Lynch in 1940 to the Wallace family.
1940 census: Electrical engineer Warren and family, ward Grace, and two combos of mom-daughter lodgers.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Warren S. Wallace | 37 | Head |
| Velma L. Wallace | 37 | Wife |
| Edgar L. Wallace | 19 | Son |
| Grace Hester | 17 | Ward |
| Lusia Elliott | 34 | Lodger |
| June Elliott | 12 | Lodger's Daughter |
| Dorothy Knodle | 23 | Lodger |
| Joan Knodle | 6 | Lodger's Daughter |
Another ward of the Wallaces was William M. Demar, a 5th Grade Military Technician who fought in WWII. At the time of the war, as of at least 1942, he resided at East Park Road. In April 1944, he was listed as MIA near the Mediterranean Sea. He was presumed to have died, but survived and lived in the home as late as 1950. Warren also died before the 1950 census.
1950 census: Widowed Velma is living with 4 lodgers.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Velma L. Wallace | 49 | Head |
| Virginia B. Morris | 23 | Lodger |
| June E. Elliott | 23 | Lodger |
| Helen E. Whiteman | 28 | Lodger |
| Joan L. Holzwarth | 15 | Lodger |
The home was owned by John Harris by 1968, who took in the Baynes family of Brookline Boulevard after their home burned down. In 1972, he sold the home to Arthur Siplo for $50,000.
Delaware County Daily Times, September 30th, 1968, page 12
The home went on sale in 1978 for $59,900, and was sold to the Collins family for $58,500. In 1994, it was on sale again, and sold for $175,000 the following year by the Collins to Joseph & Lillian Johnston. Near the end of the Johnstons' residency, the house was in disrepair and was decrepit. Instead of refurbishment, the land was sold to contractor Rick Fuller for $305,000, who tore down the home and constructed two new ones on the property. The home was sold in 2013 for $649,900.