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14. Espy - Barr Home

This wonderful home is located on Liberty Street. It is a two story home with shingle siding that has lasted well through all the years. The front door opens to a parlor and then into the main first floor living room and dining room. The first landing of the front stairs has a lovely stained glass window. The stairs then advance upward to the second floor where there is a nice open landing. There is a steep back staircase to the house also. The kitchen is equipped with a pantry. An old entrance to the right side residents is hidden behind a bedrom wall. The main residence has 4 nice size bedrooms, one being very extensive. A charming addtion is the bumped out three wall side that creates an unusual shaped room. A fireplace is located in the dining room. This house has great historic appeal. A large front porch completes the outside.

The home was originally one house but later divided into a 2 family residence. The garage was once a stable. During the 1940-50's the Oscar Dresch family lived in the right side residence. The Robert Free and Margaret Espy family lived in the main residence.

Susan A. Martin gave the property to the Meadville Children's Aid Society who in turn sold it to Robert A. Gourley and his wife, Vira Gourley. He sold it to the long time residents Robert Free Espy and Weldon McCoy Barr. It was then turned over to Robert Free Espy and his wife Margaret Toy Barr Espy.

It was sold by Robert A. Gourley February 4, 1921 to Robert Free Espy and Weldon McCoy Barr. Weldon McCoy Barr deeded his 1/2 to Robert Free Espy and Margaret Toy Barr Espy June 21, 1922. It was sold to Theadora Pasquale August 18, 1949. It is located beginning at a point on the easterly side of Liberty Street, three hundred sixty-four and seventy-five on-hundredths(364.75) feet southwesterly from the south line of Tenth Street, the said point being the northwesterly corner of a lot conveyed by Hendreck et ux to F.P. Hendrick, by deed dated 28 June 1907 and recorded in the Recorder's Office of Venanago County in Deed Book No. 299, page 195, and is located on a line extended westward at right angles to Elk Street and passing through or near the center of the hedge on the northerly side on the homestead lot of the late Christopher Heydrick; thence from said beginning point northward along the eastern side of Liberty street 50 feet to the southwest corner of lot now or late of James B. Borland; thence at right angles to Liberty street along said lot now or late of James B. Borland eastwardly 150 feet to the line of lot now or late Edwin W. Smiley; thence by the same southwardly, parallel with Elk Street 50 feet to the line of land of Christopher Heydrick's heirs, and hence by the same and by said land now or late of F. P. Heydrick westwardly 150 feet to the place beginning.

The above described land being part of In Lot Number 417 and a very small strip of north side of In Lot Number 416 on the general plan of Franklin.

Being the same premises which John L. Nesbit, et ux by deed dated May 15 1924 and recorded in Deed Book No 398 page 24 conveyed to Robert Free Espy and his wife, Margaret May Toy Barr Espy and the said Robert Espy died August 13,1949.

Present Day

1940-50's

Submitted by: Penny Minnick
minnick862@verizon.net