Snow, Russ and Holland, House - Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

From the National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: “Russ Snow left Maine in the spring of 1835 to locate a new home in a milder climate. Intending to travel to Indiana, he stopped over at Cleveland, where he found an old acquaintance who was living in Brecksville Township and who urged Russ to pay him a visit. While staying in Brecksville, Russ Snow purchased a piece of land ‘on speculation’ and a horse, on which he started for Indiana. ‘The accident of his horse going lame changed the whole course of his plans,’ according to the reminiscences of one family member. Russ returned to Brecksville, purchased additional land, and ‘set about clearing timber.’ The Snow family occupied a log house already standing on the land, to which they added two sleeping rooms and a pantry. According to the Snow genealogy, ‘A plan was soon laid to erect a house of brick, in size and form like the one built in Maine, except that it would be two full stories instead of one and a half. This plan was carried out in the year 1844.’ The Snows moved into the house the following year.”

“The ‘Brick House’ served as the ancestral home for the entire Snow family. Summer and holiday visits to the house were the inspiration for Brick, House Stories (1936) by Don Knowlton, a Snow cousin. Another famous cousin, watercolorist Frank N. Wilcox, painted scenes suggested by his frequent visits to the farm. In 1935, the house was the site of the ‘Russ Snow Centennial’ celebration. Descendants of the Snow family from ten states gathered in Brecksville for a reunion and witnessed a pageant commemorating the history of the Snows. They laid a bronze plaque (still extant but no longer in place) on the property to commemorate the 100th anniversary of ‘the purchase and settlement upon this farm of Russ Snow and his wife Ruth Hibbard.’”

Street address: 12911Snowville Rd Brecksville, Ohio USA 44141 County / Borough / Parish: Cuyahoga County Year listed: 1982 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Domestic Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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