Wrecking Cincinnati: 1813 Huron Ave

NEIGHBORHOOD: Evanston
YEAR BUILT: 1895
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Jean Daniels
ASSESSED VALUE: $30,180
HAZARD: November 2010, after having been set on fire.
CONDEMNED: July 2010, for being abandoned and subject to vagrancy and vandalism. The owner was diagnosed with dementia, and the owner's daughter had been unable to sell the building.
ORDERS: April 2003, for roof, flashing, chimney, lack of smoke detectors, plaster, water leaks and damage, defective plumbing lines, excessive hoarding and blocked exits, and hazardous wiring. Orders re-issued in June 2005. In July 2005, the owner's daughter contacted the City and said they were considering taking down the building and rebuilding. Two years later, the orders were issued again. Financial hardship cited. Ordered barricaded in January 2009. Daughter tried to sell the property.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program.
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