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cji rofi' K*' RiunmiA i|.•omc ghost stories which ranged,from hanging bodies to blood-'stained walls in the tower of Smithhour [The house, erected some time in Ithe 1860 s by Augustus Ledyard jlt;rSmith, one of Appleton's moil prominent and colorful figures, in ’its heyday war the social center d of this section of the state. At one 8 time it held one of the finest it private libraries in the state, which Mr. Smith, a lover of good books, built up in hi* 40 years in Appleton. When Mr. Smith died in 1902 the library was divided between his two sons * 1lt;According to reports, the middle section of Smith house was built * shortly after 1864. when Mr. Smith * first began buying property in that area. The east end was built in the 70s. and the west wing was , built by one of the Smith sons totiovide a ballroom for the house.Booker T. Washington and other-1notables were entertained at thehome during Mr. Smiths life,Several years after Mr. Smith’s j1 death the house was acautrcd bvLawrence college and used for, ( many years as a giid.c ’ dormitory.Five years ago it was rented to the board of education as hrad-ouarters for the handicapped children school. At that tune a ramp was built to aid students in walking into the hou.se. and partitions v ere built to provide classrooms, jUAjP
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La Crosse Tirbune and Leader Press
La Crosse, Wisconsin, US
Mon, Mar 11, 1935
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