Historic Name

Swan School & Taylor Summer Hous

Address

6390 W Lake Rd

Municipality

Fairview Township

Tax Parcel

21029016004201

Historic District

Classification

Class 3 (Definitions of Classes)

State Key Number

803571

Historic Function

Domestic - single dwelling

Style

Colonial Revival

Built

1910

Architect

Builder

Barn Type on property

Last Entry Update

5/21/2015

This was the site of the Swan School, which was built in the 1860's and used until was closed in 1897. The Swans were among one of the original families of Fairview Township. Captain Richard Swan was one of the three principal buyers of land along Lake Erie in the Fairview area. He was one of the men who belonged to the Harrisburg and Presque Isle Company, which was organized in Harrisburg in 1796, for the purpose of putting capital towards buying land in the Erie area. George Taylor built his summer home on this site in 1906 and is the building now seen on the property. The Taylor family was one of the original families of Fairview Township, Martin Taylor having settled there in 1813.

Sources: Northwest Institute of Research, Historic Survey 1982

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