Moment in Time Revisited

William J. and Ada Boyle Merkle were the third owners of the former Our Lady of Victory convent house at 1539 Roxbury, which was torn down in 2004. Mr. Merkle was the owner of a series of Merkle's shops (founded by his father) which operated in railroad terminals throughout the Midwest. Mrs. Merkle was a Cincinnati debutante whose father was secretary to Ohio Governor and U.S. President William McKinley.