McLaren House, 815 Greenville Avenue - C. 1869
This house was constructed in 1868 for Daniel McLaren, superintendent of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad. The builder was Daniel DeCamp. Much more elaborate than the houses of the conductors and engineers, this house is situated along the railroad right of way with extensive lawns that originally stretched from Greenville to Woodbine Avenues. The train Mr. McLaren was riding would make a special stop in front of this house to let the superintendent off before continuing on to the depot.
What in 2013 is the kitchen used to be a smaller space, most likely the kitchen and was not original construction. The roof area appears to be heavily damaged by fire. This wall was demolished and the space was enlarged to make the garage. The back porch has been shortened from this original size to allow for an exterior entrance to the basement.