The Hoover House Built in 1848, Hoover House recalls a time when cows, not students, wandered across York's common. story by Michael Todd images by Jay Bannister Page:  1  2

"In summer, everyone played croquet on the lawn after supper and milking were over." That's what life was like around Hoover House, writes Gwendolyn Wesley, great granddaughter of Abraham Hoover. Wesley lived at the house, located on the York campus, close to Black Creek, in 1905.

Today, the Hoover homestead is a quiet reminder of our campus' pioneer past. It seems almost incongruous now given its setting. In the background, the eye catches the presence of high-rise apartment blocks and the University's own modern architecture.

With its wide eaves, shady veranda, and board and batten construction, Hoover House is as impressive (and relaxing) to the eye now, as it was when it was built by Abraham Hoover and his father, Christian, in 1848. Situated due west of Passy Gardens in the southwest corner of the campus, the house is one of three historic buildings on campus. (The other two are the Stong House, built by the pioneer Stong family, and Hart House, featured in the May 1998 issue of Profiles.)

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