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Old Westerville-- If these walls could talk!

Posted by Mike Parsons
July 13, 2007 at 06:16 PM

We have a new listing in Old Westerville located at 101 S. Grove St. I love working with these older homes that ooze character and always have a story to tell. This home sits on a double/corner lot nestled near Otterbein College. This home has been the subject of many conversations in the neighborhood.

For those of you that don't know, Westerville,OH was a major player in the Temperance and Anti-Saloon Movements in the early 20th century. Grove St. was once known as Temperance Row and is where many officials of the Anti-Saloon League lived. After the brick paving was installed in 1912, these homes were constructed. Milo Kelser moved into the home at 101 S. Grove. Thomas Hare who later headed the Maryland Anti-Saloon League, built the house at 109 and S.J. Fickel constructed the house at 117 S. Grove. Milo Kelser was a leading official in the Temperance movement and his residence at 101 S. Grove served as an alternate meeting spot for the National Headquarters of the movement. 101 S. Grove was the place from which Milo wrote “The Westerville of Tomorrow”, made his mark on Otterbein College, brought national attention to the Westerville community, and made his mark on American politics.

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