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The Italianate house eventually had six porches, most of which were removed in the 1950s.
| Title | Charles R. Morse residence |
| Alternative Title | 531 Park Street |
| Alternative Title | Charles R. Morse residence |
| Alternative Title | First Avenue and Park Street |
| owner | Morse, Charles R. |
| Index Date | 1880 |
| photographed | 1880s |
| Publisher | Grinnell College |
| Note | The address was given at various times as 531 Park, 533 Park, and 918 First Avenue. |
| Provenance | Gift of John Kleinschmidt, 1997 |
| constructed | 1876 |
| demolished | 1980s |
| Topic | Architecture--United States |
| Topic | Dwellings |
| Geographic | Grinnell (Iowa) |
| Geographic | Poweshiek County (Iowa) |
| Temporal | Eighteen eighties |
| Related Item | John Kleinschmidt Collection |
| Related Item | Digital Grinnell |
| Genre | Photographs |
| Extent | 1 photograph, b&w, 25 x 20 cm |
| Media Type | image/tiff |
| Digital Origin | digitized other analog |
| Language | English |
| Identifier (local) | grinnell:10105 |
| Physical Location | Grinnell College Libraries Special Collections |
| Shelf Locator | MS 39, Series 3 Photographs, Box 1A: Residential |
| Access Condition | Copyright to this work is held by the author(s), in accordance with United States copyright law (USC 17). Readers of this work have certain rights as defined by the law, including but not limited to fair use (17 USC 107 et seq.). |
| Type of Resource | Photograph |
| Group Record | |
|---|---|
| Title | 531 Park Street |
| Alternative Title | Charles R. Morse residence |
| Alternative Title | First Avenue and Park Street |
| owner | Morse, Charles R. |
| Index Date | 1876 |
| Publisher | Grinnell College |
| Genre | Photographs |
| Digital Origin | digitized other analog |
| Extent | 6 photographs |
| Media Type | image/tiff |
| constructed | 1876 |
| demolished | 1980s |
| Note | Originally built in 1876, the house was first owned by Charles R. Morse, a grain merchant, banker, and entrepreneur. The house was demolished in the 1980s to accommodate construction of town homes for the Mayflower retirement community. |
| Note | The house was originally built in 1876. It was owned by Charles R. Morse a grain merchant, banker, and entrepreneur. The Italianate house eventually had six porches, most of which were later removed. The house was demolished to accommodate construction of town homes for the Mayflower Community. The address was given at various times as 531 Park, 533 Park, and 918 First Ave. |
| Language | English |
| Topic | Architecture--United States |
| Topic | Dwellings |
| Geographic | Grinnell (Iowa) |
| Geographic | Poweshiek County (Iowa) |
| Temporal | Eighteen seventies |
| Related Item | John Kleinschmidt Collection |
| Related Item | Poweshiek History Preservation Project |
| Related Item | Digital Grinnell |
| Identifier (hdl) | http://hdl.handle.net/11084/3276 |
| Identifier (local) | grinnell:3276 |
| Access Condition | Copyright to this work is held by the author(s), in accordance with United States copyright law (USC 17). Readers of this work have certain rights as defined by the law, including but not limited to fair use (17 USC 107 et seq.). |
| Type of Resource | Photograph |