Photograph of the J. H. McMurray home at 1125 Broad Street, built in 1895. The Grinnell Historical Museum acquired the property in 1965.
Title
1125 Broad Street
Alternative Title
Grinnell Historical Museum
Alternative Title
J. H. McMurray residence
owner
McMurray, J. H.
Index Date
1980
photographed
1980s
Publisher
Grinnell College
Note
In 1915 McMurray made changes to the structure, including replacing the front porch and cutting off the pediments. At the northeast corner, the second-floor open porch was enclosed and windows added. A smoking balcony was created with wood that would not absorb smoke.
Provenance
Gift of John Kleinschmidt, 1997
constructed
1895
Topic
Architecture--United States
Topic
Dwellings
Topic
Museums
Geographic
Grinnell (Iowa)
Geographic
Poweshiek County (Iowa)
Temporal
Nineteen eighties
Related Item
John Kleinschmidt Collection
Related Item
Digital Grinnell
Genre
Photographs
Extent
1 photograph, b&w, 17.7 x 13 cm
Media Type
image/tiff
Digital Origin
digitized other analog
Language
English
Identifier (local)
grinnell:3266
Identifier (hdl)
http://hdl.handle.net/11084/3266
Physical Location
Grinnell College Libraries Special Collections
Shelf Locator
MS 39, Series 3 Photographs, Box 1: Residential
Access Condition
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