The new owners of 739 Cohasset Drive on Youngstown's Southside are bringing back a piece of history.

Scott Gordon is one half of the new ownership that plans to fix up the house and move from North Carolina to live in it. 

“We specialize in houses that really have not been majorly updated,” Gordon said. “Although there have been some modifications to the house, the majority of it is pretty much the way it was when it was first built so we like that quite a bit.”

The house dates back to 1922. The structure is in good shape but it needs some clean up.

Outside, the house needs some cosmetic work with new paint, restored sidewalks and landscaping - but most of the work is inside. Gordon and his team have been going room to room hand sorting through piles of items left behind by old owners. They search every drawer, box and bag before deciding if something goes in the trash pile. Along the way, that searching has led them to stumble upon some history.  

While walking through the house some of Gordon's favorite features are the original tub and tile flooring in the second floor bathroom. Meanwhile, on the first floor, he pointed out the original tiles on the two fireplaces which are a rare find. Above each fire place sits an engraved stone, one with an angel playing a trumpet, another with a man and a woman eating at a table. 

Those historic features are what drew the owners in when they found the house online. 

“We looked into Youngstown and we really liked what we saw there was a nice vibe and a really good energy to the city…the people are ridiculously friendly here,” Gordon said.

Gordon and his team have restored several old homes before. For this house, they plan to keep most of the original lighting and flooring while making it livable once again.

“There is importance to these old houses. They’re not impossible to do, they don’t take 40 years to restore,” he said. “They can be done on any budget.”

Gordon is looking to bring back any of the history of the home on Cohasset Drive. To do that, the owners are looking for any information or old photos people may have of the home. The owners can be contacted via the group “Our Old House” on Facebook. 

The owners still have a lot of work to do but they plan to have the house restored in the next few months. Once finished they will offer tours for anyone to see the work they have completed. 

After that Gordon said they are considering setting their sights on other community projects in Youngstown.

“When communities get together, we all play off each other. We work together and save our past one house at a time,” he said.