Feargus B. Squire
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Feargus B. Squire was an executive with the Standard Oil Company and former mayor of Wickliffe, Ohio
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Born near Exeter, England, Squire came to America at the age of ten. Beginning as an office boy for an oil company, he later built and operated his own refinery. By 1885, he had joined Standard Oil of Ohio as a co-manager with Frank Rockefeller, the brother of John D. Rockefeller. Among Squire's accomplishments was the construction of the first tank wagon for overland shipment of oil. Despite skepticism over the feasibility and reliability of the tank car, Squires confidence in his venture was proven by successful oil transport.
In the Cleveland
metropolitan area, Squire is best known as the builder of Squire's Castle
in Willoughby Hills, Ohio
. Located in the North Chagrin Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks, it was built in the 1890s by Squire for use as the gatekeeper's house for his future country estate. He purchased the surrounding 525 acres (2.1 km²) of land but never completed the project. Squire sold the property in 1922 and the Cleveland Metroparks acquired it in 1925. Today Squire's Castle is open to the public free-of-admission. The Willoughby Hills Public Library annually holds a history seminar there. The surrounding park offers hiking trails, picnic areas, and a large grassy field.
Wickliffe, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there are 13,484 people, 5,604 households, 3,754 families residing in the city. The population density is 2,898.2 people per square mile . There are 5,787 housing units at an average density of 1,243.8 per square mile...
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Born near Exeter, England, Squire came to America at the age of ten. Beginning as an office boy for an oil company, he later built and operated his own refinery. By 1885, he had joined Standard Oil of Ohio as a co-manager with Frank Rockefeller, the brother of John D. Rockefeller. Among Squire's accomplishments was the construction of the first tank wagon for overland shipment of oil. Despite skepticism over the feasibility and reliability of the tank car, Squires confidence in his venture was proven by successful oil transport.
In the Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
metropolitan area, Squire is best known as the builder of Squire's Castle
Squire's Castle
Squire's Castle is a shell of a building located in the North Chagrin Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks in Willoughby Hills, Ohio . It was built in the 1890s by Feargus B. Squire for use as the gatekeeper's house for his future country estate, which was never built...
in Willoughby Hills, Ohio
Willoughby Hills, Ohio
Willoughby Hills is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 8,595 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Willoughby Hills is located at ....
. Located in the North Chagrin Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks, it was built in the 1890s by Squire for use as the gatekeeper's house for his future country estate. He purchased the surrounding 525 acres (2.1 km²) of land but never completed the project. Squire sold the property in 1922 and the Cleveland Metroparks acquired it in 1925. Today Squire's Castle is open to the public free-of-admission. The Willoughby Hills Public Library annually holds a history seminar there. The surrounding park offers hiking trails, picnic areas, and a large grassy field.