Honoring Bay Village History
November 3, 1914 the actual first Council meeting was held in the Bay Village City Hall Council
Chambers. November 3, 2014 fell on a Monday, and the Council meeting that evening included
recognition of the 100th Anniversary and included highlights of the history of the Council Chambers by
Cathy Burke Flament. Flament created a display in the office area of city hall to provide additional
background information.
Will Krause provided an in-depth look at the brutal murder of Marilyn Sheppard at the Sheppard home
at 28944 Lake Road in Bay Village on July 4, 1954. Sam, her husband, was arrested by the Bay Village
police on the porch of the Fuller house which is currently at BAYarts. This was the venue where the talk
was held.
Sheppard claimed his innocence but was found guilty and would spend ten years in prison before
being granted another trial. The original trial produced a landmark U. S. Supreme Court decision on fair
trial rights. The murder conviction was overturned on June 6, 1966 due to a lack of evidence. Sheppard
died in 1970 of liver failure. The trial created national attention and became the inspiration for the
television show and movie The Fugitive. The Sheppard home was demolished in 1993.
The Irene Lawrence Fuller house was once located on the site next to the Washington Lawrence Mansion (now Cashelmara Condominiums). The house was moved from its original location on the shores of Lake Erie on August 29, 1984 to make room for condo expansion. To help accomplish this, the home was loaded on a barge and floated down the lake for 2.5 miles. It now rests at the BAYarts complex in Huntington Park and serves as a site for exhibitions, events and community gatherings. It was last remodeled in 2010.
The following photos chronicle the move of this still very much used and vibrant old home which celebrates over 130 years in Bay Village. Enjoy!
The Irene Lawrence Fuller home in its original location, 2021.P.FIC.102
The Fuller House days before the big move August 27, 1984, 2021.P.18A
A crowd gathers to watch the move on August 29, 1984, 2021.P.FIC.216F
Loading Fuller House onto the barge, 2021.P.FIC.216W
Fuller House sails Lake Erie, 2021.P.FIC.216Z
Fuller House is placed at its new home at BAYarts on September 5, 1984, 2021.P.18G
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Want to learn more about this important home in Bay Village history and how this 120-ton house was transported to its current location? Join us at Rose Hill Museum on Sunday, July 9, 2023 at 2:15pm for a Porch Talk program about the Fuller House with developer Robert Corna. Guests are asked to bring their own lawn chairs.