2001 - MAJOR addition & detached garage - add 2nd floor on existing ranch. Renovation of existing residence (Arsite, architect & builder). 2002 - Permit for Eastern Hills Real Estate to build free standing garage, part of plan 8/2/01 (Arsite Ltd .Contractor and Architect).
Description: Originally 1 story stone & siding Ranch, gable roof. Now, after 2001 renovation, 2 story: 4 bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths..
Story 1: This home of Mr. & Mrs. (Karen) K. Groppe was on the 1996 Sunday December 8 "Holiday Home Tour" TP Garden Club House Tour. Homes were open from 1-5 PM and tickets were $10. Proceeds were used to continue the beautification of our Village. Terrace Park Etchings, Refreshments and Ticket Sales were at 716 Park Avenue.
Story 2: Harry W. Weiss died in August 1961. Amy Berry Weiss died February 19, 1970.
Story 3: According to the Social Security Index, Clara Smoot was born 14 March 1902 and died 15 April 1990, aged 88 years. Her husband, William E. Smoot, was born 13 August 1909 and died 8 March 1994, 84 years.
Story 4: The Smoots are related to the Stuntz family (625 Elm Avenue). Clara Bader is the sister of Albert Bader who married Elizabeth Ritchie, a granddaughter of Chauncey and Elizabeth Stuntz. Al and Clara are from a long time Cincinnati family. Clara Smoot (1902-1990) was an accountant with Wm. Mers & Co. in the Dixie Terminal Building in downtown Cincinnati. She was an early pioneer in the world of business women. One of her clients was Letha Green (716 Floral Avenue), who was the last owner of the Green Line steamboat company, owners of the Delta Queen. Bill Smoot (1909, Goshen VA-1994) worked for Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. He was handy with his hands and specialized in repair of electric meters. He also was a serious gardener at his Terrace Park home. The Smoots lived in Madisonville and Kennedy Heights before moving to Terrace Park in 1970. They were friends with the previous owners, Harry and Amy Weiss, and bought the house from the estate. The Smoots had no children so their niece, Jane (nee Bader) Hern, living in Milford, helped them getting to doctor's appointments etc. later in life.