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OLD RESIDENCES VERY NUMEROUSe.si»n: of tub norsKS in sun-f WYYll.LK DATE HACK INTO HKIilNMNH OK TOWN.THE FIRST BRICK HOUSE- \hiA | So far as can, be ascertained the the oldest house in Shelbvville is the two story brick house on the west side of North Harrison street just north of Franklin street The first floor of I his building ts now occupied by a restaurant and a grocery store. F*ir many years it was otfnorf by tJi2 late Newton D. Robins, fatherof Mrs. Fannie Powell ,cf West Franklin street. The building was built at least ninety-one fr ninety-two years ago. The brick were made at what is now the corner of Noble and Mechanic streets, the builder being a man named Cornwell. This information comes though a bit of family hfs-jtory. Nathan Goodrich, who was bom in 1813, was living with his parents on the ground now occupied by Wal-kerville. He wag married in 1S35. With an ox team taken from his father's Tarni he hauled the brick from the location named for this building. He was then a young man but was not married for two or three years later.Other houses still standing where they were erected is that of Mrs, Emily Martin on West Franklin street. Her father Isaac Wilson the first • white boy ever in Shelby county, built this house not Jess’ than eighty years | ago. There is a nice story connected ■s with this. A number of years^ago an iC officious street commissioner said to »_ ^Tnelc Isaac “you will have to move ,s voiir residence, it is over on the side-iv ! walk line.*' To this Mr, Wilson re-t-j plied: “You will have to move the nltown, the house was here first/' Another house as old as the Martin ; property is a near neighbor, known is j a number of years ago as the Betsy e-: McFarland home. It is now owned by *s;Dr. Will Green and is occupied byA. Jhhn.1- j Other houses that date back at least s.. - (Continued on page 15.)
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Shelbyville Republican
Shelbyville, Indiana, US
Mon, Jul 03, 1922
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