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A. M. Park House
Story last updated 10/31/2006

 

A. M. Park House

 

Quick Facts
 
Address: 9673 Gillsville Road
Built: 1892
Builder: J. M. Reynolds
Period: Victorian (1880-1910)
Other Owners:
T. N Henderson
W. L. Hiland
Mrs. George Lichtenstein
Ed Brake
 

German immigrant George Lichtenstein lived in the house located at 9673 Gillsville Road.  Lichtenstein was the depot agent for Maysville on the Northeastern Railroad line.  He is buried in Gillsville at the cemetery in the fork of the road near the former Gillsville School.  Lichtenstein is featured in the painting "Maysville Spring" by artist JB Nunn.

Lichtenstein was not the first to live in this house.  Deed records indicate that the house was started in 1892.  According to current owners Ed & Geraldine Brake, the house was built by JM Reynolds as evidenced by a piece of board found during renovation in 1991.  JM Reynolds had written on the board that he completed the house in July of 1896.  Reynolds, a carpenter, built several of the homes in Maysville.  He is noted for his "sunburst" fanwork trim on the front of the homes.

Deed records reveal that the house was sold in 1940 from the WL Hiland estate to Mrs. George Lichtenstein for $450.  The deed also lists that WL Hiland received the house in 1919 from TN Henderson who received it in 1907 from Mrs. AM Parks.  It is likely that the house was built for the Parks family but further research will be needed to prove this.  I do not know who Mr. or Mrs. AM Parks was, but I do have in my notes that Abraham Atkins, one of Maysville's first merchants, granted land to AM Parks.  If you have any information on the Parks family, please email me.

In the early 1990s, Ed & Geraldine Brake began an extensive renovation of the home.  An addition of rooms and porches was made to the home.  Below are some photos of the house taken during Christmas 2001.

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