The survival of this homestead is a boon to Cleveland architectural historians and provides them a glimpse into early 20th century residential dwelling construction./technologyhttps://www.csualumni.com/about/our-home/ The house, as was the fashion of many historic homes at the time, sits well back (more than ten yards) from the street grid and resembles a southern plantation or an English Manor House or Great House more than a city house.Girouard (1978) Many of these homes therefore sported huge front lawns that needed to be meticulously manicured by staff or groundskeepers, their duties would include tending the many lavish gardens around the property.groundskeeper in Oxford Dictionaries Online: "North American term for groundsman."park-keeper in Oxford Dictionaries Online: "The caretaker of a park." The house seems out of place in today's modern world but this is probably because almost all of its peers are gone. When looked at from a historical standpoint, the house would not look so out of character with its many neighbors had they survived destruction and razing. It is too easy to say that it is a relic when placed alongside the sleek, modern Cleveland State buildings.
