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A young girl stands behind a bush near the J. W. Wiles home in Morgantown, W. Va. House has two balconies and two porches.

145. J. W. Wiles Home, Morgantown, W. Va.

Site of parking Lot.

146. House on the Corner of Fayette St. in Morgantown, W. Va.

'S. W. corner of Kingwood St. and Coburn Ave.'

147. Coburn Home in Morgantown, W. Va.

'Dwelling of Mr. Smith (who married Allan Smith's sister). Just below Wiles Castle   near top of South Park.'

148. Smith Residence, Morgantown, W. Va.

'C and P telephone office now on this site.'

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

'An important landmark that has been carelessly permitted to perish.

150. Doddridge Home, Morgantown, W. Va.

View of the R.M. Davis Home located in Morgantown, W. Va. A girl seen at left near window.

151. Home of R. M. Davis, Morgantown, W. Va.

View of the R. M. Davis home in Morgantown, W. Va. Curtain blows in the wind. Little girl shields sun from her eyes.

152. Home of R. M. Davis, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Old home in Morgantown' W. Va. Fence and plants surround house.

153. Home, Morgantown, W. Va.

154. Ivy Covered Home, Morgantown W. Va.

155. Israel C. White Home, 'Cherryhurst', Morgantown, W. Va.

156. Sunnyside, Morgantown, W. Va.

Residence of Colonel Evans, where the land commissioners met, one mile from Morgantown.  From a drawing by Miss Addie Ireland in 1900.  General Washington spent a night in this house in 1784.

157. Drawing of Colonel Evans Cabin

The cabin of Joseph Tennant on Jake Run, built about 1820.

158. Cabin of Joseph Tennant on Jake Run

The photo is taken when the Morgantown Methodist Protestant congregation was organized.

159. Home of Joseph Shackelford

160. Home of Rufus Weaver in Morgantown, W. Va.

161. Baker House on Dorsey Ave in Morgantown, W. Va.

Walter Mestrezat  was WVU's first band director.

162. Home of Walter Mestrezat in Morgantown, W. Va.

This house was torn down to make room for two parking lots. It was located on Spruce Street.

163. Lazier House in Morgantown, W, Va.

This house was torn down to make room for two parking lots. It was located on Spruce Street.

164. Lazier House in Morgantown, W, Va.

Located just east of High Street, Morgantown High School was eventually built next door to the Wade House,(left, background) and the football field is now where the Brown House stands (center).

165. Wade and Brown Homes, Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

166. Oldest House in Morgantown, W. Va.

Home of Walter A. Mestrezat, first WVU band director, his home was located on University Ave in Morgantown, W. Va.

167. Home of Walter A. Mestrezat, Morgantown, W. Va.

168. R. C. Spangler Home, Morgantown, W. Va.

From the pamphlet "Chancery Hill, Morgantown, W. Va." page 7.

169. Senator Waitman T. Willey's Residence, W. Va.

A glimpse of the old Methodist Church Steeple through the tree, gives a good idea of the general elevation of Chancery Hill.

170. At Rear of the Willey Residence

Post card print of Dr. I. C. White's home. There is a long note on the back to "Mother" from "MHS". See original for context of the note.

171. Residence of Dr. I. C. White, Morgantown, W. Va.

May and Calvin Smith sitting on the front porch of their home at 669 Jones Ave.

172. Smith Residence, Morgantown, W. Va.

Located on High Street in Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. Family members nor occupants of the buggy are not identified.

173. Grove Chadwick's Residence On Main Street With Family in Front, Morgantown , W. Va.

Possibly the home of Eugene Mathers.

174. Home in Morgantown, W. Va.

175. Becky Evans Homestead On Monongahela River Below Morgantown, W. Va.

Unidentified woman stands in the doorway with two children sitting on the stoop. Note Beechurst Avenue was still unpaved.

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

Marshall Hagans and his granddaughter, Lillie sit on the front porch of Mr. Hagans home in Morgantown, West Virginia.

177. Home of Marshall Hagans on Main Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

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."

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

The two little girls sitting on the steps are Margaret Ross and Margaret Mathers.

179. Max and Anna Mathers' First Home, 129 Sherman Ave., Morgantown, W. Va.

Note the brick paved street and street car tracks in front of the house.

180. George M. Hagans Residence, Morgantown, W. Va.

181. Home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene L. Mathers on Front Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

Drusilla Morgan, 1815-1904 is the daughter of Captain Zacquill Morgan, the granddaughter of Colonel Zackquill Morgan and the great aunt of Max Mathers. Nimrod McGeorge is her nephew.

182. Drusilla Morgan and Nimrod McGeorge on Front Porch of Old Morgan Homestead, Morgantown, W. Va.

Unidentified members of possibly the Mathers family outside the house in Morgantown.

183. Family Poses on Front Porch of House, Morgantown, W. Va.

Home of Mr. John Madigan, owner of the South Morgantown Traction Company in Morgantown, West Virginia. The house was located on Dorsey Avenue.

184. Home of John Madigan, Morgantown, W. Va.

An old brick home which was built before 1798 and occupied by John Davis in 1803. This house is located on the corner of High and Pleasant Streets in Morgantown, West Virginia.

185. Old Brick Home in Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Home of early and widely known physician of Morgantown for more than a half century. McLane built the house in 1840 on the southwest corner of High and Kirk Streets and resided there until his death in 1878.

186. Home of Dr. Charles McLane, Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

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.

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

Home of first United States Senator of West Virginia, Waitman T. Willey.

188. Home of Waitman T. Willey, Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

This split stone home was built with stone from an old flouring mill and dam in the Suncrest area of Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia.

189. Suncrest Area Split Stone Home, Morgantown, W. Va

Split stone home built of stone from an old flouring mill and dam. The home is located on Stewartstown Road in Morgantown in Monongalia County, West Virginia.

190. Split Stone Home, Monongalia County, W. Va

John Hunt was an African American businessman who operated several resorts, hotels and eateries in Morgantown. He was one of the African American businessmen who became wealthy from enterprises in the service industry. The house was located between Colson Hall and Purinton House on West Virginia University's downtown campus. Information on p. 40,99, in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Reproduced from the John H. Hunt family photos, held by WVU Women's Centenary Project, Center for Women's Study Archive. Original Loaned by Virginia Hunt Chandler.

191. Home of John H. Hunt at 121 Hunt Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

John Edwards ran the first water service in Morgantown. He married Sarah Jackson in 1865 and bought the land that he built his house on in 1877. It was originally 79 White Avenue. It is now 477 White Avenue. The house was demolished in 1989. Information on p. 35 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Gwendolyn Edwards".

192. Sarah and John Edward's Homeplace on White Avenue Morgantown, W. Va.