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Post by Rhonda on Aug 31, 2009 19:10:20 GMT -5
We DO have a listing of buildings designed by Charles F. Sparrell in the Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives! In fact, I wrote an article about Mr. Sparrell for our web site. I also went around town and photographed all the buildings that we KNOW were designed by him. Everyone visit www.columbusarchives.org and click on the "Before the Moderns" to read about Mr. Sparrell. At the bottom of the article, click on "Visit Sparrell Buildings" to see most of the buildings. You can then click on each set of photos to enlarge them. Call me to come visit the Archives any time! I'm sure you'll be surprised at all we have!
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Post by Rhonda on Aug 30, 2009 10:50:43 GMT -5
FYI........ My web site is being "deleted" on October 26th. Yahoo! bought out GeoCities some time ago, and now they are doing away with all free sites that were GeoCities. I have relocated my site to: lincolnorinoco.yolasite.com/David, Will you make the link change on the Historic Columbus web site? I also need to let Julie Hughes know. I'm linked to the Historical Society's site, too. Tried sending e-mail to inform, but "Barracuda" spam filter keeps kicking it out. Thanks!
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Post by Rhonda on Aug 30, 2009 10:44:36 GMT -5
Looking at the photo.......again. I think there is another man, and you have the letter "J" right over his hat. I've also been considering the time of year that it is, how the shadows would have fallen, etc. It is obviously very late fall, winter, or very early spring. There are no leaves on the trees. The sun at that time of year would be lower in the southern sky. If this is Third Street, just west of the Crump, the photo must have been taken in the afternoon. That would create the correct shadow pattern that we see on the sidewalk.
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Post by Rhonda on Aug 24, 2009 17:43:30 GMT -5
Thanks for all the great old photos you are posting! I LOVE them! I've turned the "ladies" photo into a negative. That sometimes helps details pop out. The sign at the front of the photo appears to say "(S)warzkoph". Wasn't there a business in Columbus by that name? This could help with location.
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Post by Rhonda on Aug 22, 2009 20:51:04 GMT -5
Wasn't sure where to post this, but I think it fits here best. If you missed the panel discussion "Remembering J. Irwin Miller", at the library on Monday, August 17th, I have good news. As president of the Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives, I thought it was important that this be recorded. I was able to contract an Associated Press camera man who video recorded the entire evening with his professional television camera. The CIAA will have DVD copies for sale at the Visitors Center within a few days. The presentation included Owen Hungerford, Tracy Souza, Bob Haddad, former mayor Bob Stewart, and Harry McCawley. There was also audience participation. The DVD is about 97 minutes in length. The cost will be $10. You can also contact me if you'd like to purchase a copy.
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Post by Rhonda on Aug 11, 2009 9:39:38 GMT -5
Seems strange they don't mention the gardner's home, or the greenhouses, as part of the listing. Did I miss something?? I would also think they could get a little closer on property size than "3 to 5 acres".
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Post by Rhonda on Jul 28, 2009 9:23:58 GMT -5
I like your thinking, and have often wondered myself if my family had anything to do with the naming of the park. I need to do some research as to when the park was originally drawn up. That time frame might answer the question. My great-grandfather was very influential around town. He was involved in many different groups. He was involved in getting the Riverside Addition incorporated out of John Perry land. He also was affiliated with a group that tried to get the Dixie Highway to pass through Columbus. This was a highway that ran from Miami, Florida, to South Bend, Indiana. William Lincoln was also one of the organizers who began the Columbus and Edinburg Country Club...later to become Harrison Lake Country Club, as I understand it. He was also one of the founding members of the Elks Club here in Columbus. His name is the first one on the plaque inside the front doors. And that is just SOME of the info I've been able to dig up.
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Post by Rhonda on Jul 15, 2009 8:15:36 GMT -5
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Post by Rhonda on Jul 15, 2009 8:05:36 GMT -5
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Post by Rhonda on Jul 13, 2009 19:20:16 GMT -5
For anyone who has ever sewn (and I have!), you can see towards the bottom of the photo, just below the man's left elbow..........he's leaning on a sleeve pattern drawn onto the stack. Some of the pieces already cut (in the right side of the photo) look to be collars, and possibly shirt cuffs. I'd say it is most definitely a photo from the "shirt factory.
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Post by Rhonda on Jun 25, 2009 7:11:47 GMT -5
Great press in today's paper promoting the Historic Columbus Celebration for Saturday! Two different articles!
Now..........If the weatherman would just back down on those temperatures!!!
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Post by Rhonda on Jun 11, 2009 9:41:37 GMT -5
Our antique club had their June meeting in the Whitman's Room, Monday evening, at the back of the dining area. I did not have any ice cream. I told my husband I want to go back when it is not so packed/busy! It was WAY to noisy for me. The organ may be fun to hear once in a while, but it played the entire time we were there.
The congratulations flowers that people had sent were gorgeous! Several really "old fashioned" looking arrangements. I took lots of photos to send to my mom who is in northern Indiana now. She hopes to come sometime this summer for a visit. Zaharako's will be on the agenda when she comes!
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Post by Rhonda on Jun 2, 2009 8:09:12 GMT -5
Again............concerning the comparison of the Irwin home drawing, and the mystery house photo....
There are many similarities, but the front door and steps are on opposite sides, and those window hoods are totally different. I say we still need to keep digging to find the identity of the mystery house!
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Post by Rhonda on May 8, 2009 14:16:58 GMT -5
New doors......and a peek inside! Shot at 2009-05-08 Shot at 2009-05-08
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Post by Rhonda on May 7, 2009 13:10:20 GMT -5
Just came home from the library. I looked through old city directories from 1882 through 1918. Here is what I discovered: John S. Crump was listed as living "3 miles north of Columbus" in 1882-83. That would put him up in the area of the family cemetery which just off Central, on what is now Laurel drive.
In 1897-98, John S. Crump and wife Emma M. were living at 704 Mechanic (now Lafayette). They lived at this address through 1918...when I stopped my research for today.
In 1915-16, the street was still listed as Mechanic. In 1917-18, it was now listed as Lafayette.
More research to do!
Also found a photo of Tipton Knoll that I'd never seen before, in one of the reference books. I'll try to photograph it next time I'm at the library.
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Post by Rhonda on May 6, 2009 15:29:10 GMT -5
I believe David posted this photo a couple years ago somewhere else on this site, because he and I had a similar discussion about water. I do not feel that what you see is water. I think it is fencing. The reason I say that is because of the tree just beyond the fence....showing up close to the back of the house there. Any other thoughts?
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Post by Rhonda on May 5, 2009 11:26:27 GMT -5
The above photo is the Crump home on the corner of 7th and Lafayette. Compare this photo with the one in the "I Discover Columbus" book (below), and it appears that several of the Crump homes were built with similar window lentils, chimneys, and roof cornices. The house in the mystery photo would have had to have all the window lentils changed to match what is in the photo from "I Discover Columbus". Is that something you think they may have done?
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Post by Rhonda on Apr 25, 2009 21:38:10 GMT -5
Shot at 2009-04-25
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Post by Rhonda on Apr 25, 2009 21:30:36 GMT -5
Zaharako's has a new "window" over what may be the new entrance. The plastic covering had blown down today, and I took several photos. It is stained glass, and looks like a copy/recreation of the glass that was over the soda fountain on the interior.
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Post by Rhonda on Apr 4, 2009 15:46:49 GMT -5
Can you tell me what photo you cropped Mr. Noblitt from? Was it a group photo of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce? Thanks! Noblitt Sparks Changed To Name "Arvin" Year 1950 Location 17th & Central Columbus, Indiana Q.G. NoblittHistory Brief: Partial Quote: "Arvin traces its origin back to 1919, when Q.G. Noblitt, Frank Sparks and Al Redmond pooled $3,000 and leased an empty grocery store off Kentucky Avenue in Indianapolis. These business giants of later years, started the Indianapolis Air Pump Co. Indianapolis Air Pump manufactured automobile tire pumps for the Ford Motor Co. and other manufacturers. In 1923, Noblitt and Sparks bought out Redmond and moved the company to Greenwood in Johnson County. By that time, the company was selling the Arvin Heater, a big seller because most cars came off the assembly line without heaters. The company also began manufacturing a popular foot accelerator (at the time, car accelerators were most commonly found on the shift column). During the 1920s, the company took the name of Noblitt-Sparks Industries Inc., but its most popular product line was the Arvin heater, named after Richard "Hood" Arvin, a traveling salesman who built and patented the original heater. Noblitt and Sparks bought Arvin's interest in the heater and kept the name; it was short, easy to pronounce and showed up at the beginning of most alphabetical directories. Noblitt, a Bartholomew County native, bought out Sparks in 1929, and the company moved its headquarters and most of its manufacturing facilities to Columbus Indiana, during the 1930s. They changed the name to Arvin Industries in 1950, four years before Mr. Noblitt died." End Partial Quote. The Arvin name came about in 1950 even though this 1949 advertisement shows both names. Below they are selling car heaters and outdoor metal chairs and tables.Source of information: Business Magazine & Arvin History. Picture Ad found in antique store magazine.
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