Bond Farm, 3019 N. McCord.

In 1920 this was the farm of Edna and Burton C. Bond. Edna died a widow in 1935. Harvey A. Gillhouse purchased the property in 1936 and appears to have owned it until 1969. The home was demolished and Somerset Plaza was built c1984 on the old Bond farm. The plaza has since been renamed, St James Shoppes.

1949. Home and farm land. Source: ODOT

In the News: Besieged by Bees.

8-1-1935. Source: Toledo News-Bee.
8-6-1935. Source: Toledo News-Bee.
1955. Refer to the 1949 map for road location.
1962. McCord Road running vertical on the left.
1980. Farm house and outbuildings are gone.
5-6-1984. Source: Toledo Blade.
1998.
Former Bond home site in 2025. Source: Google Street View.