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In 1890, Josiah Benton, superintendent of Tidewater Pipeline and co-founder of Titusville Forge Company, purchased this Italianate house. Benton made such lavish changes that the Titusville Herald wrote, "...interior is said... to be full of surprises and fine effects." But oil heir and 1896 Princeton graduate John H. Scheide added the fireproof wing in the 1920s for this library, including three Gutenberg Bibles and handwritten works by Shakespeare and George Washington. In 1959, his son gave the books to Princeton and the house to the Titusville Area School District.
[Illustration captions, clockwise from top center, read]
· [no caption, showing original Italianate style]
· C. 1890's
· John H. Scheide's fireproof library appears at the right side of the school district building.
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| HM Number | HM2K3M |
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| Placed By | Oil Region Alliance and City of Titusville |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, August 30th, 2019 at 8:02pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17T E 610359 N 4609477 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 41.62940000, -79.67511667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 37.764', W 79° 40.507' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 37' 45.84" N, 79° 40' 30.42" W |
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