In 2004 the house at 5173 Yankee Road, built by William Webster in 1823 was torn down. According to the Monroe/ Union-Liberty Journal in 1976, William Webster came to Liberty Twp in 1804 from New Jesery and bought 200 acres of land. Ten acres were cleared off for a homesite and William Webster's family came to the area in 1806. The log cabin on the land was replaced by a brick load bearing wall flemish bond house. The brick was mad from local clay and "burned on the land." William Webster is supposed to buried in nearby Mound Cemetery in Monroe. The interior of the building had 8 rooms with a 2 room cellar below and attic above. The woodwok was solid walnut and the floors from oak. The house had 5 fireplaces. The Webster house was a part of the 1986 "First Annual meeting of CHAPS." In 1986 an historic survey was done in Liberty Township financially supported by CHAPS. The Webster house was described on an OHIO Historic Inventory- BUT-1129-13 onfile with the Ohio Historical Society. Webster was descrived as a New Jersey Native who built the house around 1823 as the house has bricks forming an 1823 date and the initials WW on the North end gable peak. Webster was described as a farmer but also operated a tannery on Yankee road near Huntsville (South of the residence). The Historic Inventory also describe with ohotographs the outbuildings including a corn crib, barn, silo and privy. The house had owners including the Pattersons, Benders and Pauls. I have digital photographs of this house and hope to find/ photograph William Webster's (and family?) tombstone in Mound Cemetery. Please email me should you be interested in the digital images. Perhaps these photos will be online related to "historic" Liberty Township or images from Mound Cemetery tombstones. I have noted inquireies into William Webster parents and thought others might be interested in this information. Caroline Huppi- 7/2005