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The Present Past
Park Lane Continued
by Brian R. Waesche
Like many a previously
traditional homes nonexistent hall
in our region, between the tops
108 Park Lane of the main and
evolved in phases, kitchen stairways.
chronicling four Above the main
distinct eras in its stair, another
record. Charles “U”-shaped stair
Colby of Herndon, mimicked the one
Virginia, conducted below and led
much research on to a dormered
the house after third level,
taking an interest accommodated
in the place as a The house at 108 Park Lane, as it progressed from a primitive, two-story log cabin (c.1800-1870s) to Maryland farmhouse (c.1870s-1910), and finally by the all-new
teenager between to the 12-room estate house as it looked until 1987. Representations drawn by the author. hip roof. One
1971-81 when his addition. A complete covering of the faced Water Street, but Waesche’s step lower than
parents owned the residence. The the original cabin, the second-
exploration of Mr. Colby’s into home in clapboard siding completed new road passed by its northern floor area of Rouzer’s addition was
his parent’s home has contributed Rouzer’s renovation. Specific to the heightened to create a uniform
side-elevation, causing him to
greatly to my own, shedding much rear addition, a reasonably unaltered reorient the dwelling’s layout in an ceiling height to prevent interference
light on the alterations made to the example of the layout Rouzer extensive remodel so that it faced his with the revised roof and third floor
log cabin built there long before achieved can be seen at his cousin, overhead. The step-down remained
Thurmont grew up around it. Col. John Robert Rouzer’s home, surnamed avenue. The front door
was relocated between the living and visible by the differing header
John Henry Rouzer, who was the Thurmont Historical Society’s dining rooms, emulating a center- heights of the upper windows and is
conveyed the home in 1870, “Creeger House.” Col. Rouzer’s
hall plan, in contrast to the informal quickly noticed today as Waesche’s
remained there until his death in home was enlarged in 1876 from an arrangement Rouzer planned. Its leveling of the trusses bearings have
1906, and is responsible for the 1820 two-story log cabin with the since been reversed on both the front
second era of the home’s architectural same layout as described above. underside facing the new entry,
Waesche broke the original stairs and rear of the domicile.
advancement, likely completed in the Leonard R. Waesche purchased into thirds and arrayed the treads The Waesche house lastly
late 1870s. Rouzer added a dining John Henry Rouzer’s farm in 1907
room and kitchen to the rear of for $5,200 from the widow, Ella of the middle fraction into a “U”- received its signature concrete
shape, placing the base directly porches and was finished with
the home, with a fireplace between Rouzer. A civic man, Waesche laid ahead of the primary entrance, stucco compound, giving the home
and a steep “cupboard”-staircase out his property with roads and
against the back-most wall, rising lots, perhaps simply for hobby, as 180-degrees from its former a much more formidable aesthetic—
location. possibly a queue Waesche enjoyed
from the kitchen to a bedroom in the he never developed the majority of Waesche deconstructed the open at the Catoctin Furnace Ironmaster’s
expanded story above. Unchanged his plans. The Rouzer lane became house he vacated upon purchasing
porches and set new footings in
by Rouzer, the cabin had only the first new road over the grounds. their place to eliminate the home’s the Rouzer property. Another
two bedrooms upstairs, Rouzer’s Called Park Lane today, it was first noteworthy feature of the home has
addition adding two more over his called Waesche Road, reflected on “L”-shaped footprint—the shape
the stone cellar retains—to compose always been the iron fireplace insert
dining and kitchen areas, with one deeds such as those for 108 and 109 instead a large rectangular perimeter. marked with “James Johnson &
accessed through the other. Rouzer’s Park Lane as late as 1955. Co.,” surviving in the house today;
wing was just shy of matching the By 1920, Waesche had The space gained allowed a service one of three extant in Frederick
passage on the first floor and
cabin’s width, allowing a covered transformed the Rouzer home allotted square footage to reframe County, another is said to be in
dual-level, stacked porch system to a sizeable estate house for his
to span the southern side of the large family. The Rouzer home Rouzer’s adjoined second-story Johnson’s Springfield Manor. The
bedrooms into four rooms, flanking
…Continued on page 39
The Present Past
Park Lane Continued
by Brian R. Waesche
Like many a previously
traditional homes nonexistent hall
in our region, between the tops
108 Park Lane of the main and
evolved in phases, kitchen stairways.
chronicling four Above the main
distinct eras in its stair, another
record. Charles “U”-shaped stair
Colby of Herndon, mimicked the one
Virginia, conducted below and led
much research on to a dormered
the house after third level,
taking an interest accommodated
in the place as a The house at 108 Park Lane, as it progressed from a primitive, two-story log cabin (c.1800-1870s) to Maryland farmhouse (c.1870s-1910), and finally by the all-new
teenager between to the 12-room estate house as it looked until 1987. Representations drawn by the author. hip roof. One
1971-81 when his addition. A complete covering of the faced Water Street, but Waesche’s step lower than
parents owned the residence. The the original cabin, the second-
exploration of Mr. Colby’s into home in clapboard siding completed new road passed by its northern floor area of Rouzer’s addition was
his parent’s home has contributed Rouzer’s renovation. Specific to the heightened to create a uniform
side-elevation, causing him to
greatly to my own, shedding much rear addition, a reasonably unaltered reorient the dwelling’s layout in an ceiling height to prevent interference
light on the alterations made to the example of the layout Rouzer extensive remodel so that it faced his with the revised roof and third floor
log cabin built there long before achieved can be seen at his cousin, overhead. The step-down remained
Thurmont grew up around it. Col. John Robert Rouzer’s home, surnamed avenue. The front door
was relocated between the living and visible by the differing header
John Henry Rouzer, who was the Thurmont Historical Society’s dining rooms, emulating a center- heights of the upper windows and is
conveyed the home in 1870, “Creeger House.” Col. Rouzer’s
hall plan, in contrast to the informal quickly noticed today as Waesche’s
remained there until his death in home was enlarged in 1876 from an arrangement Rouzer planned. Its leveling of the trusses bearings have
1906, and is responsible for the 1820 two-story log cabin with the since been reversed on both the front
second era of the home’s architectural same layout as described above. underside facing the new entry,
Waesche broke the original stairs and rear of the domicile.
advancement, likely completed in the Leonard R. Waesche purchased into thirds and arrayed the treads The Waesche house lastly
late 1870s. Rouzer added a dining John Henry Rouzer’s farm in 1907
room and kitchen to the rear of for $5,200 from the widow, Ella of the middle fraction into a “U”- received its signature concrete
shape, placing the base directly porches and was finished with
the home, with a fireplace between Rouzer. A civic man, Waesche laid ahead of the primary entrance, stucco compound, giving the home
and a steep “cupboard”-staircase out his property with roads and
against the back-most wall, rising lots, perhaps simply for hobby, as 180-degrees from its former a much more formidable aesthetic—
location. possibly a queue Waesche enjoyed
from the kitchen to a bedroom in the he never developed the majority of Waesche deconstructed the open at the Catoctin Furnace Ironmaster’s
expanded story above. Unchanged his plans. The Rouzer lane became house he vacated upon purchasing
porches and set new footings in
by Rouzer, the cabin had only the first new road over the grounds. their place to eliminate the home’s the Rouzer property. Another
two bedrooms upstairs, Rouzer’s Called Park Lane today, it was first noteworthy feature of the home has
addition adding two more over his called Waesche Road, reflected on “L”-shaped footprint—the shape
the stone cellar retains—to compose always been the iron fireplace insert
dining and kitchen areas, with one deeds such as those for 108 and 109 instead a large rectangular perimeter. marked with “James Johnson &
accessed through the other. Rouzer’s Park Lane as late as 1955. Co.,” surviving in the house today;
wing was just shy of matching the By 1920, Waesche had The space gained allowed a service one of three extant in Frederick
passage on the first floor and
cabin’s width, allowing a covered transformed the Rouzer home allotted square footage to reframe County, another is said to be in
dual-level, stacked porch system to a sizeable estate house for his
to span the southern side of the large family. The Rouzer home Rouzer’s adjoined second-story Johnson’s Springfield Manor. The
bedrooms into four rooms, flanking
…Continued on page 39
