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Photographs of 364 W. William St.
Photographs of 364 W. William St. This house was built by L.L. Haworth in 1880 and served as a family dwelling for 40 years. Then for 20 years it served as the home of kindergartens, dancing schools, lodge organizations and the Community Recreation…
Photographs of 351 W. William St.
Photographs of 351 W. William St. This was the M.W. Schultz home built in the late 1800's. It was listed as an apartment house in the 1954 city directory.
Photograph of 307 W. William St.
Photograph of 307 W. William St. This house was built in 1866 and 1867 by V.H. Parke. His son, Guy J. Parke, still lived there in 1954.
Photograph of 427 E. William St.
Photograph of 427 E. William St. In 1910 this house was built by Charles Pettyjohn. The small building in the center was a lunch stand and the house at the right with the hotel sign was a boarding house operated by Mrs. Nellie Gullett. The 1955…
Photograph of Eli Ulery Log Cabin
Photograph of Eli Ulery's log cabin, probably built around the 1840's or 1850's. In the 1871 city directory Ulery was listed as a cattle dealer and resident of 22 W. William St. This photograph dates to about 1900 and is by Thomas McCluskey of…
Photograph of 700 S. Webster
Photograph taken November 10, 1949 of 700 S. Webster St. the Lindsay home.
Photographs of 444 S. Webster
Photographs of 444 S. Webster. This house was first listed in the city directory of 1883. It was built around this time by William L. Oakes who owned the Decatur Novelty Works. In 1920 his son, George R. Oakes was listed as the owner of the property…
Photograph of N. Water St. at the 900 Block
Photograph of N. Water St. at the 900 block at King Anson Packard's home. He owned an 80 acre farm bordered at Broadway, now Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, on the east, Water on the west and extending south from King. This photo was made in the…
Photograph of 418 N. Water St.
Photograph of 418 N. Water St. For 45 years this handsome residence stood on the northeast corner of North and Water streets. In 1916 it was demolished to make way for the business buildings. J.R. Race erected the home in 1870-1871 and it was at the…
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Photograph of Firehouse #1
Photograph of the former site of firehouse #1 on 156 W Main St. in Decatur taken in 1996.