The “Other” Helling House
A lot of people remember the big controversy when McDonalds was coming to town. The prime location for the fast food giant was at the end of the Fifth Street Bridge on the corner of Fountain Avenue and Fifth Street. The problem was the corner lot already had a building there, Dr. H.E. Helling’s home and office. Dr. Helling served Ellwood City as a physician for a little over sixty years and as a member of the Ellwood City School Board for thirty-one years. He is remembered by most who new him very fondly and viewed his house as a lasting monument to him and his life-long work for the people of Ellwood City. Many people did not want to see his house torn down but ultimately were unable to block McDonalds construction or able to move the home to another location.
What a lot of people may not know is that Dr. Helling owned another home in Ellwood City. The house located on 300 Line Avenue was built in 1914 by Lawrence H. Robberman, a member of the last Hazel Dell borough council before it joined Ellwood City. Mr. Robberman who served fifty-five years as the financial secretary of the Odd Fellows Lodge sold his house to Dr. H.E. Helling in 1928. Dr. Helling owned the house until December of 1945.
We are trying to uncover more about who has lived in the home since Dr. Helling sold it. If you have any memories about this house, whether it be who lived here, playing in the back yard, or even the great treats they gave out on Halloween. Please leave a comment below or email us your memories by CLICKING HERE.
Information for this post was gathered from the book Ellwood City Houses and the People Who Lived in Them by Charles R. Moser available at the Ellwood City Historical Society.
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