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'Dr. Fielding Yost and wife Malanda Ann Yost lived in this house in Morgantown, W. Va. This is on Main St. They put three sons through college to be Dr.'s. Copied from back of picture owned by Lewis Stemple, loaned to Dr. Core for Copying - written Mar. 1978; Is this on the west side of High Street or corner of Wall Street? Marion Tapp thinks it is the Franks Home, S. W. corner of Fayette St. and University Ave. She lived near there as a child. A double home is on the site of the Morgantown plat of 1921.'

1. Yost Home on Main Street in Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
008160
Title:
Yost Home on Main Street in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
'Dr. Fielding Yost and wife Malanda Ann Yost lived in this house in Morgantown, W. Va. This is on Main St. They put three sons through college to be Dr.'s. Copied from back of picture owned by Lewis Stemple, loaned to Dr. Core for Copying - written Mar. 1978; Is this on the west side of High Street or corner of Wall Street? Marion Tapp thinks it is the Franks Home, S. W. corner of Fayette St. and University Ave. She lived near there as a child. A double home is on the site of the Morgantown plat of 1921.'
On S. E. Corner of Spruce and Pleasant Street.

2. Home of Hattie Tennant on S. E. Corner of Spruce and Pleasant Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
009011
Title:
Home of Hattie Tennant on S. E. Corner of Spruce and Pleasant Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
On S. E. Corner of Spruce and Pleasant Street.
'C and P telephone office now on this site.'

3. Hayes House on the Corner of Fayette and Chestnut Streets, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
009242
Title:
Hayes House on the Corner of Fayette and Chestnut Streets, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
'C and P telephone office now on this site.'

4. View of Greenmont from Spruce Street High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
010977
Title:
View of Greenmont from Spruce Street High School, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Possibly a house located on Dorsey Ave.in Morgantown. Family members not identified.

5. Family Portrait in Front of House, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
009600
Title:
Family Portrait in Front of House, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Possibly a house located on Dorsey Ave.in Morgantown. Family members not identified.
'I. C. White grounds and family. Present library building stands here. From Mrs. J. Lewis Williams. Mechanical Hall II building in the background. Later burned on June 13, 1956.'

6. Israel C. White Family Feeding Chickens behind Mechanical Hall II, West Virginia University

IDNO:
009229
Title:
Israel C. White Family Feeding Chickens behind Mechanical Hall II, West Virginia University
Date:
undated
Description:
'I. C. White grounds and family. Present library building stands here. From Mrs. J. Lewis Williams. Mechanical Hall II building in the background. Later burned on June 13, 1956.'
The Old Stone House was built by Jacob Nuze and sold to tavern keeper Henry Dering in 1795. Potters John Thompson and Jacob Foulk owned the structure from 1800 until 1813 when it was brought by Joseph Shackleford who operated a tanyard on the property for 50 years. Shackleford was also a minister and led the first Methodist reform movement in the area.

7. Old Stone House on Chestnut Street, Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038654
Title:
Old Stone House on Chestnut Street, Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1937
Description:
The Old Stone House was built by Jacob Nuze and sold to tavern keeper Henry Dering in 1795. Potters John Thompson and Jacob Foulk owned the structure from 1800 until 1813 when it was brought by Joseph Shackleford who operated a tanyard on the property for 50 years. Shackleford was also a minister and led the first Methodist reform movement in the area.
Listrava Avenue, 5 room houses.

8. Sabraton Residence, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
038155
Title:
Sabraton Residence, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1914
Description:
Listrava Avenue, 5 room houses.

9. Monongahela Power Company Station, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011507
Title:
Monongahela Power Company Station, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1900-1910
Now the site of the West Virginia University agricultural farm. People seated outside the brick home of Jerome Meeks.

10. Meeks Property on the Mileground, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011256
Title:
Meeks Property on the Mileground, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1900-1910
Description:
Now the site of the West Virginia University agricultural farm. People seated outside the brick home of Jerome Meeks.
Possibly the home of Eugene Mathers.

11. Home in Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
038429
Title:
Home in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1890
Description:
Possibly the home of Eugene Mathers.
Unidentified woman stands in the doorway with two children sitting on the stoop. Note Beechurst Avenue was still unpaved.

12. House on Beechurst Avenue, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
038477
Title:
House on Beechurst Avenue, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1885
Description:
Unidentified woman stands in the doorway with two children sitting on the stoop. Note Beechurst Avenue was still unpaved.
Caption with photograph: "No one knows Of Bounaparte Allsupe. He appeared at Uffington near Morgantown, W. Va. years ago and got possession of the island just above Uffington which is still locally known as "Allsupe Island" . . . He got into a quarrel with a neighbor and shot him. He served a only few years of a 12 year sentence. He gave his lawyer the island and when he was released he was a mental wreck. He built a "lean to" against a rock and has since lived there."

13. Uffington Hermit and His Home, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
038505
Title:
Uffington Hermit and His Home, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1885
Description:
Caption with photograph: "No one knows Of Bounaparte Allsupe. He appeared at Uffington near Morgantown, W. Va. years ago and got possession of the island just above Uffington which is still locally known as "Allsupe Island" . . . He got into a quarrel with a neighbor and shot him. He served a only few years of a 12 year sentence. He gave his lawyer the island and when he was released he was a mental wreck. He built a "lean to" against a rock and has since lived there."
This house was torn down to make room for two parking lots. It was located on Spruce Street.

14. Lazier House in Morgantown, W, Va.

IDNO:
034423
Title:
Lazier House in Morgantown, W, Va.
Date:
ca. 1971
Description:
This house was torn down to make room for two parking lots. It was located on Spruce Street.
Side view of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house.

15. Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity House, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019039
Title:
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity House, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1967
Description:
Side view of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house.
'Mountaineer Stadium taken from Sunnyside'

16. Mountaineer Field Viewed from Sunnyside, West Virginia University

IDNO:
020094
Title:
Mountaineer Field Viewed from Sunnyside, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1967
Description:
'Mountaineer Stadium taken from Sunnyside'
Front view of Gamma Phi Beta house.

17. Gamma Phi Beta Sorority House, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019041
Title:
Gamma Phi Beta Sorority House, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1967
Description:
Front view of Gamma Phi Beta house.

18. View of Morgantown and Downtown Campus, WVU

IDNO:
020402
Title:
View of Morgantown and Downtown Campus, WVU
Date:
ca. 1967
View of front porch of Phi Kappa Psi building.

19. Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity House, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019036
Title:
Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity House, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1967
Description:
View of front porch of Phi Kappa Psi building.
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, Alpha Xi Delta on left, Alpha Delta Pi on right, currently Alpha Omicron Phi house- 2007.

20. Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019037
Title:
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, Alpha Xi Delta on left, Alpha Delta Pi on right, currently Alpha Omicron Phi house- 2007.
Where the road splits at University Avenue and Falling Run Road.

21. University Avenue and Falling Run Road, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011604
Title:
University Avenue and Falling Run Road, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
Where the road splits at University Avenue and Falling Run Road.
Potential members of the fraternity clean the truck and the members watch.

22. Pi Kappa Alpha and Their Fire Truck, West Virginia University

IDNO:
024618
Title:
Pi Kappa Alpha and Their Fire Truck, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
Potential members of the fraternity clean the truck and the members watch.

23. Moving a House on South University Avenue in Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
008966
Title:
Moving a House on South University Avenue in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
'Firemen in a residence extinguishing a fire'. Decorations imply it was Christmas time at the time of fire.

24. House Fire, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
008718
Title:
House Fire, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
Description:
'Firemen in a residence extinguishing a fire'. Decorations imply it was Christmas time at the time of fire.