The now submerged Lake Street, which bordered Lake Erie was known as Piety Hill, because of its location on a small knoll. Many of the town’s wealthier citizens lived on Piety Hill in houses that, according to a November 8, 1883 article in the Huron Reporter, were considered “models of architectural skill.” Huron residents referred to these expansive dwellings as the Piety Hill Castles.
The map of the town plat of Huron was filed June 14,1824 in Huron County (Huron was part of Huron County until 1838).In the 1880s the lake claimed Lake Street and its houses, some of which were moved to other locations in the village. Canarus Scott, a commercial fisherman, moved his house from Piety Hill to Ohio Street in 1887. His great-grandson, Bill and his wife, Carol live in the house today and recently added a front porch.Looking north on Center Street from the second block.This Center Street home was built in 1849. It is constructed around a single walnut beam and is sided in cedar harvested from Cedar Point. It was once the home of Anthony Gustavus, a Huron commercial fisherman.
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