A new century was just beginning when Jeremiah E. Reeves moved his family into the newly remodeled home in Dover, Ohio. It was April of 1901, and the move followed three years of extensive remodeling and re-design of a former farmhouse which had been built around 1870 on what was then the outskirts of the growing canal port community of Dover.
The size of the home (17 to 21 rooms, depending on how one counts pantries, bathrooms, storage areas, etc.) and it's gleaming white exterior are enhanced by dormers, bays, turrets, classical columns and a porte cochere. To the rear, and visible from the front of the property, is the large turreted Carriage House which has its own enchanting fairy-tale appearance.
The property came into the possession of the Dover Historical Society after the death of the last remaining daughter of Jeremiah and Jane Reeves, Agnes Reeves Greer. She and her husband, Herbert C. Greer, spent most of their married life in Morgantown, West Virginia, where they played an active role in steel manufacturing, publishing and civic affair
Admission: $6 adults; $2 children (ages 6 to 17)
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