1837 Massillon Map

The 1837 Massillon Map shows an empty lot labeled “Skinner” along "Cherry Street" (today known as Cherry Rd NE) opposite "East Street" (today known as 3rd St NE). This may be a lack of details of structures or evidence that no structures existed. 

Please note Prospect Street is known as Historic 4th Street Today and Akron Street is known as Amherst Road NE.

 An 1854 Massillon Map shows what may be a church and two structures at the corner of Cherry Street and East Street (now Third Street).  Of potential significance in this map is the structure on the east corner of Prospect (now 4th Street) and Cherry Street (now Cherry Road NE) which is potentially the George Harsh UGRR (Under Ground Rail Road) station [insert reference to 4th St Book]. This known UGRR station is approximately 200 yards away from what could be the preexisting structure on the home's lot.  Above, you can see the Google Map overlay with the home a pin point.  The circle depicts what is assumed to be the George Harsh UGRR station.   Fourth Street (formerly Prospect Street) serves as a stationary point showing the potential that our current house once had a different structure over it. 

 The 1870 Birds Eye View of a Massillon map, which scales nicely in the link provided, shows three structures at the corner of East Street (now Third Street) and also shows the George Harsh UGRR station at the corner of Prospect (now 4th Street) and Cherry Street (circled in white above). 

This is the first map [need source from Jean] that shows a property divider between the church and the property in question. 

 An 1884 St Mary Aerial Massillon drawing also shows the three structures at the corner of East Street (now Third Street) and Cherry Street 

The Gothic Revival Cathedral of St. Mary's was built in 1876

 The 1896 Massillon Sanborn Fire Map shows St Mary’s German Catholic Church and Cemetery, built in 1876, and shows property lines within K276 at the corner of Third Street and Paul Street to the west of Lot 899.  This makes me think the original structure on our homes lot (Lot 819, 224 Cherry Rd) was demolished when the church was built or is simply not depicted on the map. 

This map is the first map to show a definitive outline of a structure, but notice that the structure in 1901 aligns with the direction of the road, whereas the structure today does not align with the road, rather it is offset at a slight angle. The house across the street as well as the house to the East of the property align with their structures that exist today. 

When looking at the 1901 Sanborn Fire Map vs the 1908 Sanborn Fire map, there is a significant change in the direction the front of the house faces. This suggests that the "new construction" was actually a "Reconstruction" or significant remodel.