House in Hudson, Ohio

Description:

21 Aurora Street is locally known as the Isham-Beebe House because the Isham family built the home and the Beebe family were long time occupants. It was built in 1832/33 by Leander Starr (1804-1885). Warren Isham (1798-1863) was the publisher of the "Hudson Observer and Telegraph," which had a circulation of 1400 in 1831. His son, Warren Parsons Isham (1831-1863), was born and raised in this home and went on to be the assistant editor of the "Chicago Times" and later was shipwrecked on Lake Superior. The Greek Revival structure has original timbers in the attic and original plaster over split lathe in some areas. The present entrance on Aurora Street was modified and not of the original construction. During the 1850s successful merchant and former Hudson Mayor, Anson Brewster (1807-1864) bought the property and gifted it to his daughter, Ellen Brewster Beebe (1836-1912) and son-in-law and Hudson Mayor, David Duncan Beebe (1831-1889) as a wedding gift. Christ Church Episcopal acquired the architectural gem during the 1940s.