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Ottawa's Lost Treasures
A look at Ottawa’s vanished landmarks during National Historical Preservation Week. The piece recalls the Stine Marshall house, W H Clark’s home, Milo Harris and J P Harris mansions, Harlan P Welsh, Skinner Scott house, and other historic structures lost to progress, fire, and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mark Lambertson
Franklin County Historical Society
Ottawa
South Main
Stine-Marshall
Seventh and Main
William Jennings Bryan
Franklin Savings
W.H. Clark
Bell
Milo Harris
George Washburn
Fourth and Willow
Harris
J.P. Harris
People’s Bank
Fourth and Locust
Harlan P. Welsh
Second and
Ash
Department of Public Safety
Welsh-Cochrane
Eighth and
Cedar