William and Clarice Eckles’ homes from marriage to present
Bay Village, OH
Street: 27009 East Oviatt Rd
Bought for $18,000
Dates: 1957 to 1961
Size: 1309 sq feet, two bedrooms and 1.5 bathroom, detached 2 car garage
Lot: 50 x 210 feet
Stories: Two
Improvements: Finished attic into two bedrooms with cool closets and window seat. Wallpapered the walls with AAA maps
Born: Chip, Jeff, Rebecca and Mark
27009
East
Oviatt
St
Canton, OH
Street: 220 17th St across from art institute
Dates: 1961 to 1965
Size: 2149 sq feet, 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms
Stories: Three floors - Seven levels
Lot: 50 x 151 ft
Improvements: Converted garage to family room, added new garage, and added flagstone patio
Born: Todd and Kurt
Story: The flagstone patio was very pleasant, and Dad would take a nap on the patio with the radio on
220
17th St
Akron, OH
Street: 718 Evergreen Dr
Dates: 1965 to 1968
Size: 2242 sq feet, three bedrooms and an attic, and two bathrooms
Stories: Three
Improvements: Very little but removed paint from built in-china cabinet
Story: Jeff and I shared the attic. We kept snakes in an aquarium and sometimes they would get away. We had a favorite sledding run called “Bouncing Betty”
718
Evergreen St
Boardman, OH
Street: 8008 Spartan Drive
Dates: 1968 to 1972
Size: 2240 sq feet, 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths
Lot: 0.5 acre, 80 x 364 ft
Stories: Two
Improvements: New construction, so we worked in the large yard
Story: There was a valley and creek behind our house and Jeff and I spent many hours exploring. We played many hours of basketball on the driveway.
8008
Spartan Dr
St Joseph, MI
Street: 3852 Windermere
Bought for $41,900
Dates: 1972 to 1973
Size: 1759 sq feet, Three bedrooms and two bathrooms
Lot: 1.25 acres, 122 x 450 ft
Stories: One
Improvements: Put up a fence for the airstream
Story: Dad created a ice rink with 2x4’s and a plastic liner in the back yard
3852 Windermere
Dr
Ida, MI
Street: 15185 Mix Rd (POB 241)
Dates: 1973 to 1988, rented from 1988 to 1994, and 1994 to 1996
Size: 4400 sq feet, 6 bedrooms and 2.5 baths
Lot: 28 acres
Stories: Two
Improvements: Had structure, roof and electric done and we did the rest
Story: There was one tree on the property when we moved in and there were thousands when we left. My dad loved trees. He would get bundles of 50 from the
