Drawn in by a real estate ad touting a “historic property,” Gilbert Gia set out to investigate the relic last month. The local historian and retired teacher said the home was built in 1912 by Harry Jastro, son of Henry Jastro, just a few blocks from the park that bears their last name. The elder Jastro, who was Col. Thomas Baker’s son-in-law and business partner, lived in the area more than a century ago.
“Jastro built a house just south of the Fox Theater. He lived in that house pretty early,” said Gia. “He co-operated a beer brewery business with Thomas Baker.”