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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.

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

IDNO:
008947
Title:
Moving a House on South University Avenue in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963

26. Winter Scene on Spruce Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
022654
Title:
Winter Scene on Spruce Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963

27. Delta Delta Delta House, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019042
Title:
Delta Delta Delta House, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1962
Wilson Avenue on a snowy winter day. 'This is Wilson Avenue identified by David Farmer. He lives a couple of streets up from this one.'

28. Wilson Avenue, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011541
Title:
Wilson Avenue, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1962
Description:
Wilson Avenue on a snowy winter day. 'This is Wilson Avenue identified by David Farmer. He lives a couple of streets up from this one.'

29. House on South Spruce Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
008964
Title:
House on South Spruce Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1962
A view of an unidentified street in Morgantown, West Virginia.

30. Street in Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011490
Title:
Street in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1962
Description:
A view of an unidentified street in Morgantown, West Virginia.

31. House Being Torn Down to Make Way for the Moose Lodge on Spruce Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
008987
Title:
House Being Torn Down to Make Way for the Moose Lodge on Spruce Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960-1970
Flintstone characters used for decoration.

32. Sorority House Decorated for Mountaineer Weekend, West Virginia University

IDNO:
024272
Title:
Sorority House Decorated for Mountaineer Weekend, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1960-1969
Description:
Flintstone characters used for decoration.
The Delta Delta Delta sorority decorates its house for Mountaineer Weekend.

33. Decorating Tri-Delta Sorority House for Mountaineer Weekend, West Virginia Univer

IDNO:
024385
Title:
Decorating Tri-Delta Sorority House for Mountaineer Weekend, West Virginia Univer
Date:
ca. 1960-1969
Description:
The Delta Delta Delta sorority decorates its house for Mountaineer Weekend.

34. Sigma Phi Epsilon House during Construction, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019040
Title:
Sigma Phi Epsilon House during Construction, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1960- 1970

35. Pi Beta Phi House, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019034
Title:
Pi Beta Phi House, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1960- 1970
A man is walking on the sidewalk of Falling Run Road in Morgantown, West Virginia.

36. Falling Run Road, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011429
Title:
Falling Run Road, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
A man is walking on the sidewalk of Falling Run Road in Morgantown, West Virginia.
'Building that was torn down to build the Pleasant St. Parking Lot.'

37. Back Entrance to a Building on Pleasant Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
008988
Title:
Back Entrance to a Building on Pleasant Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
'Building that was torn down to build the Pleasant St. Parking Lot.'
Two men use a large vacuum device to clear leaves on the streets of Morgantown.

38. City Workers Collecting Leaves, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011061
Title:
City Workers Collecting Leaves, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
Two men use a large vacuum device to clear leaves on the streets of Morgantown.

39. A-Frame House on the Campus of West Virginia University

IDNO:
033106
Title:
A-Frame House on the Campus of West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1960
A car is driving down South Walnut Street in Morgantown, West Virginia.

40. South Walnut Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011565
Title:
South Walnut Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1958
Description:
A car is driving down South Walnut Street in Morgantown, West Virginia.
The old Mountainlair is on the left and the "Writing Lab" or Olgebay Annex is on the right.

41. Looking Towards Falling Run Road from University Avenue, West Virginia University

IDNO:
020458
Title:
Looking Towards Falling Run Road from University Avenue, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
The old Mountainlair is on the left and the "Writing Lab" or Olgebay Annex is on the right.

42. Home of Max and Anna Mathers Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
039460
Title:
Home of Max and Anna Mathers Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1954

43. Home of Donald G. Lazzelle, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
020588
Title:
Home of Donald G. Lazzelle, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1951/06
"Beat the Pants Off the Cavaliers", a fraternity house raises the spirit by decorating the house.

44. Fraternity House Decoration, West Virginia University

IDNO:
033375
Title:
Fraternity House Decoration, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1950/10/28
Description:
"Beat the Pants Off the Cavaliers", a fraternity house raises the spirit by decorating the house.
Monongalia County Building and Loan Association. District: Second Ward. From Whom Acquired: Stalnaker, Elizabeth. Address of Property: 50 Wade Street. Description: Lot 7 Bk 5 - 41.5' Wade Street. Improvements: Dwelling, six rooms and bath, frame construction, composition roof.

45. Home located at 50 Wade Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
016517
Title:
Home located at 50 Wade Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1944-1955
Description:
Monongalia County Building and Loan Association. District: Second Ward. From Whom Acquired: Stalnaker, Elizabeth. Address of Property: 50 Wade Street. Description: Lot 7 Bk 5 - 41.5' Wade Street. Improvements: Dwelling, six rooms and bath, frame construction, composition roof.
Monongalia County Business and Loan Association. District: Second Ward. From Whom Acquired: Maurer, Rudolph Carl. Address of Property: 312 Green Street. Description: Pt Lot 19, 20 Green Street, 33 x 66'. Improvements: Dwelling, six rooms and bath, frame construction, slate roof, furnace.

46. Home located at 312 Green Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
016204
Title:
Home located at 312 Green Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1944-1955
Description:
Monongalia County Business and Loan Association. District: Second Ward. From Whom Acquired: Maurer, Rudolph Carl. Address of Property: 312 Green Street. Description: Pt Lot 19, 20 Green Street, 33 x 66'. Improvements: Dwelling, six rooms and bath, frame construction, slate roof, furnace.
Monongalia County Building and Loan Association. District: Fourth Ward; From whom acquired: Venntacci, Domenich; Address of property: 420 Beechurst Avenue; Description: Lot 19, bk 22 Beechurst Avenue, 50 x 100'; Improvements: dwelling, six rooms and bath, brick construction, slate roof.

47. Home at 420 Beechurst Avenue, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
016485
Title:
Home at 420 Beechurst Avenue, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1944-1955
Description:
Monongalia County Building and Loan Association. District: Fourth Ward; From whom acquired: Venntacci, Domenich; Address of property: 420 Beechurst Avenue; Description: Lot 19, bk 22 Beechurst Avenue, 50 x 100'; Improvements: dwelling, six rooms and bath, brick construction, slate roof.
Monongalia County Business and Loan Association. District: Second Ward. From Whom Acquired: Emerson, Clark. Address of Property: 604 Elmina Street. Description: Lot 5 Bk 3 Homeside. Improvements: Dwelling, five rooms, bath, frame construction, composition roof.

48. Home located at 604 Elmina Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
016214
Title:
Home located at 604 Elmina Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1944-1955
Description:
Monongalia County Business and Loan Association. District: Second Ward. From Whom Acquired: Emerson, Clark. Address of Property: 604 Elmina Street. Description: Lot 5 Bk 3 Homeside. Improvements: Dwelling, five rooms, bath, frame construction, composition roof.