The Timothy Skinner House
Research note

NOW

NOW - 5707 Scenic Ave Research

Current status

Active.

Latest visible progress

  • built out assets/ archive further
  • saved additional raw HTML snapshots for listing/history sources
  • saved a historic image candidate from the Timothy Skinner House Wikipedia page
  • added an asset-capture status file under assets/docs/
  • successfully rendered Howard Hanna sold print view for MLS S1531925
  • saved a PDF/text/link dump of that sold page
  • recovered and downloaded 10 prior-listing photos into assets/images/past-listings/

What I'm working on now

  1. Hard confirmation of house identity
  • trying to prove whether 5707 Scenic Ave is formally the Timothy Skinner House / NRHP ref 91000526
  • chasing direct NRHP / SHPO / address-bridge proof
  1. Skinner family history
  • building out Avery / Timothy W. Skinner context tied to Mexico village
  1. Owner / use history
  • clarifying the recent-owner pattern
  • trying to understand the 2-family vs current single-family presentation
  1. Asset capture
  • saving public PDFs, raw pages, and anything else relevant into assets/

Strongest confirmed facts so far

  • county record confirms 5707 exists and was bought by John R Alessio on 2024-09-03 for $255,000
  • county record shows 1900 build, 2 kitchens, 2-family classification, public water/sewer/gas
  • public historic sources say the Timothy Skinner House later went to the American Legion
  • county ownership chain for 5707 includes American Legion ownership before the 2006 sale

Most important unresolved questions

  • is 5707 formally the same parcel/structure as the NRHP-listed Skinner House?
  • why is Alessio selling so soon after purchase?
  • is the property legally/practically functioning as 2-family or single-family now?
  • what work was actually done to the house in recent ownership cycles?

What would help most

If needed, the next human-help moments will likely be:

  • interactive browsing if a database blocks automated extraction
  • direct phone/email confirmation from SHPO / town / county if the public web trail stalls

Where the files are

  • notes: Notes/5707 Scenic Ave Research/
  • assets: Notes/5707 Scenic Ave Research/assets/