| Windows. Two beautifully paneled and corbelled chimney stacks define the upward movement of the design. The interior woodwork was from the designs of Bergen Bark, a Swedish immigrant who had studied in Berlin and Paris. In the 1880s, Bark created designs for the woodworking firm of Metz, Bark, and Myer. The first owner of this home, Edmund Granger (1832-1897) was in the wholesale gro- cery business. Mrs. Granger contin- ued to live in the mansion after Mr. Granger’s death. After the turn of the 20th century, the house was modified because of the widening of Elmwood Avenue in 1910. The house was not originally right on the sidewalk; when the street was widened, a portion of the original house was removed. The front porch was redesigned and the interior changed by the capable archi- |
tectural firm of Esenwein & Johnson.
The house has had multiple uses
through the years: from mansion, to
rooming house, to offices and is now
the home of the Nickel City Housing
Co-op. Purchased at auction a few
years ago, the group of young people
have shown how energy and enthu-
siasm can be used to save a vener-
able mansion that others have called
a “white elephant.” For the past two
years, the Nickel City Housing Co-
opers have worked with the City, con-
tractors, and community members to
renovate the property, as well as putting
much of their own hard work and effort
into the renovations. Renovations have
included reconstructing the chimneys,
repairing the slate roof, installing new
hardwood flooring, and rebuilding the
house from extensive water damage.
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