April 7, 2026
In today’s 250th Tuesday Fun Fact, we highlight the Lilly Weston House, which you will see when entering the Rec Center at the Center Ridge Road entrance.
This rare sandstone house was built for Austin and Roxanna (Sears) Lilly. They came to Dover Township in 1832 from Ashfield, Massachusetts, an area from which many Dover settlers originated. This lot had been owned by Ozias and Hiram Smith. The Lillys erected this house around 1844 and lived here until 1867.
It is made with sandstone blocks two feet thick, finely tooled and dressed in the front and less elaborately on the sides and rear. The basement is constructed with massive rectangular stone blocks. Thick hewn timbers support the massive roof structure. A brick wing was attached to the east side around 1850 by Austin and Roxanna’s son.
One of Westlake’s seven Ohio Historical Markers historical markers is located at the front of the house.
This rare sandstone house was built for Austin and Roxanna (Sears) Lilly. They came to Dover Township in 1832 from Ashfield, Massachusetts, an area from which many Dover settlers originated. This lot had been owned by Ozias and Hiram Smith. The Lillys erected this house around 1844 and lived here until 1867.
It is made with sandstone blocks two feet thick, finely tooled and dressed in the front and less elaborately on the sides and rear. The basement is constructed with massive rectangular stone blocks. Thick hewn timbers support the massive roof structure. A brick wing was attached to the east side around 1850 by Austin and Roxanna’s son.
One of Westlake’s seven Ohio Historical Markers historical markers is located at the front of the house.