MEDINA, Ohio -- One of the most interesting architectural details of the historic McDowell-Phillips House, 205 S. Prospect St., is the round turret on the southeast corner of the building.
The original blueprints call the rooms the Bay. On the first floor, the turret room holds the formal parlor; on the second floor is the master bedroom. Both large rooms -- 16 feet by 24 feet -- originally were heated with fireplaces; both were furnished elegantly and have large bay windows looking down West Washington Street toward Public Square.
During the Medina County Historical Society’s ongoing restoration of the home, the turret rooms have offered interesting mysteries and curiosities.
On the first floor of the McDowell Phillips House turret, a large bullet hole was discovered in the pocket door leading from the parlor to a sitting room toward the rear of the house. (Mary Jane Brewer, special to cleveland.com)
On the first floor, a large bullet hole was discovered in the pocket door leading from the parlor to a sitting room toward the rear of the house. Farrell McHugh, a society trustee and an Army veteran who is familiar with firearms, identified the hole as probably made by a .44 or .45 caliber handgun. So far, no explanation for the hole has been found.
In the master bedroom, as Brian and Carole Feron were painstakingly removing the original wallpaper, they discovered writing on the wall recording the name and date of the workman who prepared the walls for the paper back in 1892.
Below a drawing of a bird -- a swan or a pigeon -- the man identified himself as “Thomas Clark, 17 Grove Street, Cleveland, O.” He added the date -- April 21, 1892 -- and in large letters “PASTE BOY.”
In the master bedroom, as Medina County Historical Society members Brian and Carole Feron were painstakingly removing the original wallpaper, they discovered writing on the wall recording the name and date of the workman who prepared the walls for the paper back in 1892. (Mary Jane Brewer, special to cleveland.com)
The Ferons attempted to research the name and address of Mr. Clark and found several Thomas Clarks in Cleveland at that time. McHugh discovered a map showing 17 Grove St. in an area now occupied by the Ohio Department of Corrections’ Northeast Pre-release Center.
In 1892, Grove Street was part of a densely populated middle-class neighborhood. The street itself and all the homes are long gone.
The original furniture in the master bedroom remains, thanks to the generosity of Drew and Miriam Phillips. The very large headboard and dresser are ornately carved dark wood, with lighter wood inlays.
In a recent foray into the attic of the McDowell Phillips House, the Medina County Historical Society discovered a matching carved piece that fits above this gas fireplace mantle in the master bedroom, complementing the furniture and obviously part of a matching set. (Mary Jane Brewer, special to cleveland.com)
In a recent foray into the attic, Feron discovered a matching carved piece that fits above the gas fireplace mantle, complementing the furniture and obviously part of a matching set.
The bedroom is waiting for new wallpaper -- the area with the paste boy’s writing will be preserved and left uncovered so visitors to the house can see this delightful piece of Medina’s history. The carved piece from the attic will be cleaned, polished and replaced above the fireplace mantle.
Workmen and volunteers will continue to discover and restore precious artifacts so that visitors will be able to experience life in Medina at the turn of the last century. The historical society is looking forward to the end of the coronavirus pandemic when it will be safe to welcome guests to the property.
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