By the way, why did the university purchase Mitchell’s former home? Here’s what the Observer thinks:
The timing of the purchase suggests that CWRU may have bought Mitchell’s residence as part of the undisclosed settlement which ended [Professor Raymond] Ku’s lawsuit [against Mitchell]. The property was bought a week before the settlement was announced in a joint statement by representatives for CWRU, Mitchell and Ku. University officials would not comment on the questions of why the university purchased the house or whether it was purchased as a stipulation of the settlement.
My guess: the real estate deal wasn’t technically part of the settlement with Ku, but related to the lawsuit. In the wake of Ku’s suit, Mitchell departed the deanship — but his contract with Case Western to serve as dean presumably contained provisions relating to real estate, as contracts for prominent professors and law school deans often do, as well as a specified length of his term as dean. To avoid fighting with Mitchell over his contract, which perhaps got terminated prematurely, the university agreed to take the Cleveland house off his hands.
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And what a house it is! It’s a Frank Meade Tudor Manor that the listing touts as “irresistible” (just like its former owner):
I wish the ceiling in the foyer were higher:
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But still, the room is spacious:
Here’s the living room, which boasts a wood-burning fireplace:
There are multiple fireplaces in this house….