Warren Library Association - Historic Photographs

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An archive of over 300 digital images from the library's Historic Warren Photograph Collection.
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Arnett House at Liberty Street and Third Avenue (circa 1875)
Dwellings, Buildings
The Lewis Arnett house on the east side of Liberty Street near Third Avenue. Today, 2004, the site is occupied by the Spiridon building, headquarters of the Allegheny National Forest. Photo circa 1875.
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Birthplace of Honorable W. D. Brown, Judge (1817)
Dwellings, Judges
Home in which Judge William D. Brown was born in Sugar Grove, the first frame house in Warren County, completed in 1817.
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Charles W. Rathbun House (circa 1917)
Dwellings
Charles W. Rathbun house at the northeast corner of East Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Dr. Elizabeth Beaty constructed her brick home (still standing) on this site, ca 1917. The porch columns from the Rathbun house were later used on a house on Prospect Street, but replaced (ca 1990) with inappropriate substitutes.
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David Beaty Mansion (1875)
Dwellings, Oil well drilling rigs
David Beaty's mansion on Conewango Avenue near Fifth Avenue in 1875. It was built in 1873. In 1939 the entire front section of the house was removed and the remainder remodeled with standard pitched roofs replacing mansard.
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Double House-Front View
Churches, Dwellings
Double house, 404 Liberty Street, built as Universalist Church in 1859-60 with steeple, sold at sheriff's sale in 1866, remodeled by Mr. Hoffman, torn down 1953. Photos by Harold C. Putnam.
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Dr. Fernando Randall (1898)
People, Dwellings, Physicians
Dr. Fernando Randall, state geologist, at his home at 503 Fourth Avenue, Warren, 1898
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Dr. William V. Hazeltine Building (circa 1885)
Physicians, Dwellings, Buildings
The Dr. William V. Hazeltine/Floridin building, east side of Liberty Street (site of the Spiridon building), ca 1885. It housed numerous tenants over the years including Conewango Building and Loan, Warren Trust Company, the Floridin Company, and Logan's Men's Wear, as well as apartment renters. Built in 1875, it was razed in 1969.
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Edward D. Wetmore Home (circa 1894)
Dwellings
Edward D. Wetmore home, 608 Pennsylvania Avenue west, ca 1894. On the block now (2004) occupied by St. Joseph's Church and School.
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Edwin R. Pierce House (circa 1870)
Dwellings
Edwin R. Pierce house, 509 Market Street, ca 1870. Owned by a succession of families including Kopf, Schumacher, and Boger.
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The Fletcher Parker house (1920)
Dwellings, Post offices
The Fletcher Parker house, northeast corner of Liberty Street and Third Avenue, about 1920. Now (2004) the site of the Warren Post Office building constructed in 1931-32.
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The Fletcher Parker House (circa 1920)
Dwellings
The Fletcher Parker house on the northeast corner of Third Avenue and Liberty Street about 1920(?). Left are the First Baptist Church and the Norman C. Allen house. The corner lots have been occupied by the U.S. Post Office since 1931.
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Guy Irvine House: 'The Locusts' (circa 1831)
Dwellings, Buildings
The Locusts - Guy Irvine's house below Russell, built 1831-1835. Original fence and portico removed, then later restored by Will A. Walker. Photo about 1905.
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Irvine-Newbold Mansion (1958)
Dwellings
The Irvine-Newbold mansion, April 5, 1958, from aboard Captain Frederick Way's stern-wheel boat, 'Lady grace.' Photo by H.C. Putnam. The house was razed in 1973. The property (several hundred acres) is now owned by the U.S. Forest Service.
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Jefferson Street Looking West (1880)
Oil wells, Dwellings, Buildings
View west from above Jefferson Street to downtown Warren in 1880. At far left are the recently-built brick Jefferson Street school and next to it, the original one-story frame school building now (2004) a private home farther up Jefferson Street.
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John F. Davis House (1900)
Dwellings
The John F. Davis house at the northwest corner of Market Street and Second Avenue, in 1900. It was moved to Beech Street (where it later became the office of Oneida Lumber) and the Conewango Club was built on the site in 1904. The house no longer stands. In its original location it served as the men's clubhouse from 1896 to 1904. Note the louvered ventilation tower on the carriage house behind the Hoffman block in the background (later site of the Kresge building and in 2004 Liberty Street Market Place.)
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Judge Rasselas Brown House (circa 1890)
Dwellings, Judges
The Judge Rasselas Brown House, northeast corner of Hazel Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, was built in 1866 and razed in 1906. It was replaced that year with a home built by Charles Jameson, which in 1949 became the offices of the Warren Medical group. This picture dates to ca 1890.
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Lansing Wetmore Family Home (1886)
Dwellings
The home of the Lansing Wetmore family, built in 1838 on the south side of Second Avenue between Market and Liberty Streets, stood partly on the present site of offices of the United Refining Company. The first plastered house in Warren, it was moved back on the lot in 1888 and a brick office building was erected on its former site for use by Wetmore's descendants. The photo dates to 1886.
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Lesser Sisters House and Store (circa 1958)
Dwellings
Lesser sisters house and store building, 309 and 311 Third Avenue West, shortly before being razed to make way for a New Process Company addition. Brick building at far right is the New Process Company, Now (2004) Blair Corp. Photo by Harold C. Putnam, April 15, 1958.
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Lesser Sisters House and Store (circa 1958)
Dwellings
Lesser sisters house and store building, 309 and 311 Third Avenue West, shortly before being razed to make way for a New Process Company addition. Photo by Harold C. Putnam, April 15, 1958."
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Lesser Sisters House and Store (circa 1958)
Dwellings, Churches
Lesser sisters house and store building, 309 and 311 Third Avenue West, shortly before being razed to make way for a New Process Company (2004 Blair Corp.) addition/annex. Note rose window of First Evangelical United Brethren Church in background. Brick building at left is the New Process Company. Photo by Harold C. Putnam, April 15, 1958.
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