I have no idea if any of the quonset huts that were part of Kew Gardens are still in Lorain. They had a unique construction that wasn't really the classic look commonly accepted as a quonset hut. But there are a few of the traditional type around town that are interesting to see.
For instance, there are two sitting right next to each other at 4465 Oberlin Avenue (
shown above). The Lorain County Auditor website says they were built in 1948. One seems to function as a home, the other as a garage – it's kind of hard to tell. They seem to have been chopped down a little.
I first found the 4465 Oberlin Avenue address in the 1957 city directory – a year after Kew Gardens was dissolved and its quonset huts dispersed far and wide.
Here's an aerial view of how they are situated.
And here are a few more views of them.
Another quonset hut that was just brought to my attention yesterday by longtime blog reader and contributor
Jeremy Reynolds is located at 1745 E. 28th Street.
The building's proportion seems right, and its 25' x 48' dimensions matches the huts listed for sale in the Kew Gardens sales ad.
I don’t know, but in this age of “
tiny houses,” I wonder if quonset huts will make a comeback?
