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Circus Hotel
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This old hotel was known variously as the Park, Brick, or Circus hotel and dates from the 1870s. The large brick structure has a front gable with fancy shingle work. At the time of this photograph, the building housed the Oddfellows hall, Freitag plumbing and Fey and Fey sheet metal works; it later became a Chevrolet dealership.
1926
Cole, Harry Ellsworth, 1861-1928
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An unidentified man in a buggy stops to water his horse at an old trough in the middle of the road. There is a handbill on a utility pole on the left.
Melchior Hotel
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View from road of a two-story brick structure identified as the Melchior Hotel. See also image 67069.
The Empire House
1926
A copy of a duo-tone print of the exterior of a three-story wooden classical revival building identified as the Empire House.
Stone Mill
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Old stone mill, with a smaller wooden addition on the left. Water is passing through the flume.
Summit Center House
1926
A view of the front of large house with an open front porch, a front yard with mature trees, and a field beyond. The house features six over six window sashes and brick dentil molding.
