The statement in the above MIHP Inventory that, “On the 1858 Herrick Map of Harford County, the name ‘Barnes’ is written at this location” is inaccurate. The name “Barnes” appears on that map, but it is not at this location as can be seen on an extract of the map. That error affects their estimated age of the original house; it may not have dated to the 1850s as stated in the inventory.

This land at the northwest corner of South Washington and Lafayette Streets was sold by Bailiff William S. Young in 1866 to Robert R. and Mary Vandiver. In 1884, the Vandivers sold these two lots to William Ford Barnes (1815-1885). William and Sarah Barnes sold the land in 1885 to their son, Samuel Treadway “Sam” Barnes (1857-1926) and his wife Sadie, who may have built this house. Sam Barnes became the best known family member and a much celebrated decoy carver and Ducking Policeman. Within two years a previous ownership dispute arose resulting in a Circuit Court Trustee selling the home to John H. Barnes (1863-1933) and his wife, Ella in 1887. It’s worth noting that there were several Barnes family members who owned nearby properties.

John H. and Ella Barnes (1864-1961) were the parents of W. Ford Barnes and Lilian E. Barnes (1901-1991) and seem to have lived here since 1887. Lilian, however, is known to have said that her father was born in this house. After the death of John Barnes in 1933, the widowed Ella and her son, W. Ford Barnes (and his wife), sold this home to her daughter Lilian E. Barnes in 1949. Lilian lived here until 1991 when she sold it to Charles W. Glassman III and Ellen Glassman just before she died. Glassman owned Glassman Construction, local homebuilders, but they sold the home that same year to Philip J. Puente, Sr. and Doris R. Puento.

In 2013 the home was sold by a Substitute Trustee to Fannie Mae who sold it in 2014 to local resident, Cassandra Tomarchio, who had a new house designed. The original house was similar in appearance to the house currently located across the street at 725 South Washington Street.

By October 2014 this historic home had been gutted completely and windows knocked out. By March 2015 the whole building was completely demolished. The full cellar was filled in, burying the massive hand-hewn joists that were known to be down there, and the overall grading of the 5,000 square foot corner lot was leveled and raised a few inches. Cassandra Tomarchio, now known as Casi Boyer, lives in this house with her husband and daughter and is currently a member of the Havre de Grace City Council.

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Built 2016. 2650 sq ft, 2 stories no basement, 2.5 baths, 6,000 sq ft lot.