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Scans of Commercial Record newspaper clippings about the purchase, improving and repairing of buildings, mostly residences, from 1868-1947 as collected by Chris Yoder. This is only a sampling of the content available in the back issues of the Commercial Record.
cr1868101004JMPondResOnGriffithSt.jpg; J.M. Pond residence on Griffith St.
cr1868101704GeoHamesHome-CornerGriffith-Main.jpg; George Hames building house on corner of Main and Griffith Streets cr1868101704GriffithSt-FrankHutchinson.jpg; Frank Hutchinson home on Griffith opposite Pond house cr1869050803NewBuildings.JPG; Douglas - John Ryan, G. Seger, Thomas Collier druggist new store, J.S. Owen from Wisconsin cr1869081403EbmyerShopToResidence.JPG; Ebmyer converting George E. Dunn shop into dwelling cr1870071603-Douglas-36NewBuildings.jpg; 36 new buildings in Douglas in 15 months cr1871052703DrACGoodrichBuysUnfinishedWoodhullHome.jpg; Boarding house near Thomas Gray & Co.'s mill on fire, Dr. A.C. Goodrich bought William Woodhull house at 112 Center St., also, Marshall graham arrested John Orr for disorderly conduct but Justice Firman let Orr off for five dollars. cr1871032503WilcoxBuildingAddition.JPG; Wilcox's building addition with photograph gallery cr1871061003GeoPHeathBuysJudsonPlace-607Butler.jpg; George P. Heath bought Judson Place cr1871070103HBMooreHouseNofUnionSchool.jpg; Robb & Graham building house for Harry B. Moore north of Union School House. cr1871082603AmosGardnerHouse.jpg; Amos Gardner's house cr1871091603AdditionToSherwoodHouse.jpg; Addition ot Sherwood House cr1871091603MorrisonSellsHouseToGertrudePhillips.jpg; Morrison sold house and lot of James Houtcamp to Miss Gertrude Phillips, a teacher cr1877102604Douglas-j_redner_carpenter.jpg; J.S. Payne addition built by carpenter J. Redner cr1877102604SamsBuildsHouseOnKleemanFarm.jpg; George Sams bought Kleeman farm cr1877102605KleemanNewBldg.jpg; Kleeman building cr1877110903EdKentnerNewBarn.JPG; Douglas Ed. Kenter building barn using insurance payout 1877 cr1878032901HellbochHouseAddition.jpg; Mr. Hellboch addition cr1878051005Douglas-EmilyGillHomeLakeView.jpg; Mrs. Emily Gill converting cr1879022801ChannceyRichardsToBuildHome.jpg; Channcey Richards house, J.W. Hoover carpenter cr1879062001MrsJWGillLakeView.jpg; Mrs. J.W. Gill and Lake View cr1880061801JohnNiesBuysRodePlace.jpg; John Nies bought Rode place on Butler St. from H.D. Moore cr1880070201BillingsBoweryFloorLaid.jpg; E.D. Billings laid floor for bowery cr1880091001NewHouseForJosephHancock.jpg; Jos. Hancock building near Charles Goodrich place cr1882020301AdamReidDouglasHouseSold.JPG; Captain Adam Reid sold Douglas lot to Joe Thorne of Ganges cr1883050401PhelpsHouseAlleganRd.jpg; The father and sister of George and cr1883071301CharlesBallDouglasFoundation.jpg; Charles Ball of Douglas foundation cr1884020801Douglas-ColsonToMcClintock.jpg; Wiliam Colson sold Douglas place to Mrs. E. McClintock and purchased T.E. Coon farm in Laketown cr1885052201MillerHouseOnWaterST.jpg; Charles Mill foundation on Water Street by A. Heberer cr1885103001MiscImprovements.jpg; Improvements to Adventist Church in Douglas, Uncle Jim Brown fixing up the hotel, homes of W.A. Woodworth and Pardon Tuttle painted cr1886031201ThakeBuysHeywoodPlace.jpg; William Thake, tenant for Mr. Trim, bought Heywood place cr1886050701YorkHouseButler-Mary.jpg; MacCumber lot house moved to be kitchen for J. York's residence at corner of Butler and Mary Streets cr1886052801HBirdOnHillBasement.jpg; Henry Bird Senior adding cellar cr1886060401ChrisBeilerHouseMoved.jpg; Chris. Beiler, south of Douglas, moved cr1886071601BrownBuysSkatingRink.jpg; J.L. Brown of Saugatuck House purchased John Schaberg skating rink cr1886100101DoudBuysJoslynProp.jpg; Judson Doud purchases Joslyn House on Butler St., next to Congregational parsonage cr1886100801DurnhamBldsNewHome.jpg; Charles Durham building house at corner of Griffith and Mary Streets cr1887032501PondHouseMainSt.jpg; John Parks, Will Pond, Mrs. Olsen cr1887062401RobinsonBuysGartleyResidenceOnSquare.jpg; Miller Robinson bought Samuel Gartley residence on public square cr1887100701FredWalzToBuildRes.jpg; Fred Walz purchased Ebmeyer lot on hill, Nichols lot to brother Chris cr1887102101EdwardsBuysWyssonHouse.jpg; C.H. Edwards purchased J.F. Henry house formerly occupied by Mrs. M. Wysoon. Edwards is new wagon-maker at Priest & Reed's shop cr1887110401AndersonBuysHouseFromMorrison.jpg; James Anderson cr1888062201MillerMovesParkHseAdditionToGriffithStOpera.jpg; Charles Miller, Park house, Riley Bros, Opera House cr1889061401LeviTuttlebuildsAddition.jpg; Levi Tuttle addition on Lake St. cr1889072601KennedyHouseBuilt.jpg; J.M. Pond building residence for Ann Kennedy on Seastrum lots on hill. cr1889091301DickBakerShulerCorner-ButlerSt.jpg; Dick Baker building house on Schuler corner, Butler St. cr1889092001SamReedBuysPardonTuttleRes.jpg; Sam Reed sold fruit farm, bought Pardon Tuttle residence cr1890041801ShumanAdditionOnGrandSt.jpg; A. Shuman residence Grand St. cr1890050901NewJohnTahaneyHouse.jpg; John Tahaney house at farm on Hooter Road cr1890070401WisnerLotsAlleganHill.jpg; Ed. Wisner Allegan Hill cr1890092601ArthurWeedRes-648PleasantSt.jpg; Arthur Weed on Pleasant Street cr1891022701HutchinsonPlacetoBeSold.jpg; Frank Hutchinson cr1891040301JonesBuysGriffithStRes.jpg; K.S. Jones east of Miller's Hall (Opera House) on Griffith, S.A. Morrison cr1892040801HouseAtFootOfMasonStHill.jpg; Captain F. Partridge house at foot of Mason Street hill, Griffin & Henry cr1892060301MorganBuysHuffRes.jpg; Captain S.W. Morgan bought John Huff house cr1894081701HoltResOnHollandBeingEnlarged.jpg; H. Holt on Holland Street cr1894092101ManyImprovementsStimpsonHoltCoats.jpg; Dr. Stimpson, Wayne Coates, Harry Holt on Holland St., Captain Robert Reed, Hutchinson place next to Stimpson's, Moffat place cr1895082301ZeitchAdsFoundation.jpg; John Zeitch Douglas cr1895083001HurlburtBuysJLCoatesHomstead.jpg; Ira Chaffee engineer H.H. Hurtburt bought J.L. Coats homstead east of town near bayou, cr1895090601LemuelBrownBuildsResidence.jpg; Lemuel Brown, J.H. Brown cr1895101101ALWeedBuildsWorkshop.jpg; A.L. Weed Pleasant Street cr1896101501VariousBuildingPurchases.jpg; Douglas - Plummer & Douglas purchased Gerber block, H.A. McDonald, Nicholas Fisch purchased C.M. Winslow's Wilson building, Douglas House saloon, C.N. Menold druggist move to Durham building, post office to millinery store. O.R. Johnson the grocery moved to post office building. cr1897052801DavisMovesDoleHousetoHollandSt.jpg; Jamed Davis, Dole house moved from public square to Holland Street cr1897071601WilliamsResOnKazooLake4Sale.jpg; Popular Heights M.E. Williams cr1899042801MrMartinBuildsAHouse.jpg; Mr. Martin, Mrs. Williams cr1899051201LinnBuysFirmamHouseInDouglas.jpg; L.B. Linn of Ganges, Firman house, Mrs. Whitten cr1899081101OakLawnOpensatReedRes.jpg; Oak Lawn David Reed cr1899092901GerritWilliamsbuyshattersleyProp.jpg; Gerrit Williams Hattersley property on Lucy Street, E.H. House cr1899101301GilletCompletesFoundation.jpg; R.M. Gillet, McDonald building cr1899102001TaylorsAddABathroom.jpg; Charles Thew, R.R. Taylor cr1900060101RRTaylorAdditionOnButler.jpg; R.R. Taylor Butler Street residence cr1900061501BarberCottage.jpg; Mrs. Barber, Mr. McGonegal cr1900101901OldBrittainPlaceHouseTornDown.jpg; Brittain place, Congregational church cr1902121905PhillipsCottageOnBluff.jpg; Phillips cottage on bluff, Mrs. A. Meade, Mrs. Taylor, Miss Nellie Ward of New Richmond cr1903010901OldGerberHouseBeingTornDwn.jpg; Gerber house, Gerber ravine cr1904030405Douglas-JacobsonBuysFullerHouseonUnion.jpg; James Jacobson, Fuller house on Union Street cr1904032505TeddieFlintBuildsAddition.jpg; Teddie Flint cr1904041501RentzBuysDuntonProperty.jpg; Anna M. Rentz, Gibson, Dunton property of W.R. Takken, Mr. Dunton cr1904041505DouglasGillettMovesBuilding.jpg; Saloon, M. Gillett cr1904042204WilliamCarverBuildsPorch.jpg; William Carver cr1904050605GillettNewBuilding.jpg; R.M. Gillett, telephone central removed from Central Store cr1904051301BowlingAlleyOpened.jpg; Bowling Alley cr1904051301MinklerPhotoGallery.jpg; J.F. Minkler photograph gallery east of the G.A.R. hall cr1904051305CameronsCroft-LakeshoreDr.jpg; W.S. Cameron, Lake Shore Drive Cameron's Croft cr1904061005GillettSellesRestoBrowne.jpg; R.M. Gillett, C.M. Brownie cr1904080504FSThompsonToBuildHouseSEofSchool.jpg; Mr. F.S. Thompson, A.B. Taylor knoll cr1904122301WardBuysBarneytPropertyToBuild.jpg; Mr. Ward, Barney property cr1905011305WallbreightSellsDouglasLotsToFry.jpg; Mrs. Wallbreight, Mr. Fry Douglas cr1905031705Douglas-NaracongTradesLotsToForrester.jpg; Z. Naracogn, Jim Wark, Harry Forrester, Doud place cr1905032405NaracongAddition.jpg cr1905042101SlaterbuysBakerPropertyConsidersBuilding.jpg; Frank Stater, D.C. Baker, Mrs. Baker cr1905050501GarrettCrockBuysLakeStHome.jpeg; August Pfaff, Frank Billington, Mrs. C. Cleason property near end of Lake Street. William Rencha, Garrett Crock cr1905092909DrTreiberBuildsInDouglas.jpg; Dr. Treiber, Brownie, Lynds & Co.'s, J.H. Kibby, Dr. Stroud cr1905100604RenchaBuildsOnLakeStreetNearBridge.jpg; William Rencha cr1905110309WarnockAndHoggBuildOnDouglaslakeshore.jpg; Miss Warnock, Mr. Hoag, Lake Street cr1906021607ImprovementsOnDolphZeitchHouse Adolph Douglas.jpg; Dolph Zeitch cr1906060802SmalleyHomeNamedKalaView.jpg; Kala View Smalley cr1906062202FSThompsonCottageContracted.jpg; P.H. Hancock, F.S. Thompson cr1906080307ReymondCottageAtShorewood.jpg; Reymond Shorewood cr1906082402FSThompsonNowOccupyingCottage.jpg; Mrs. F.S. Thompson cr1906083102MaltbyToBuildSummerHome.jpg; Captain Edgcomb, Hener place, George H. Maltby, Takken & Taylor cr1906091403CharlesEDavisPlansCottage.jpg; Charles E. Davis, Miss Hubbard cr1906101207LiveryBarnonLynnProperty.jpg; Mr. Woody, Mr. Ellison, Lynn property, Walz, cr1906101902IdaBrownCottage.jpg; Ida Brown cr1929112214MrsBryanBuysLotFromGeorgeErickson.jpg; Mrs. Bryan Mason St., George Erickson cr1946081608MBrightSellsTheIris.jpg; Iris cottage, M. Bright, Lake Street cr1946101109MrsBrightSellsIrisToHelenHaughey.jpg; Iris sold to Helen Haughey cr1947082912SwissChalet-412FrancisSt.jpg; Swiss Chalet, Mrs. Morel at 412 Francis Street

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NewspapersBuildings: Homes, cottages and private residencesBuildings: Lost

Winthers, Sally

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Pond, James Munroe 1823-1900Hames, George 1834-1917Hutchinson, Franklin 1840-1884Collier, Thomas c1841-1871Owen, Jonathan Sayre 1830-1889Ryan, John 1826-1893Dunn, George E. 1835-1903Firman, N.C.Thomas Gray & Co./T.B. Dutcher StoreGoodrich, Dr. Asa C. 1834-1900Heath, George Peter 1820-1875Gardner, Amos 1842-1907Morrison, Stephen A. Jr. 1815-1905Houtcamp, JamesPayne, John Sage 1834-1900Richards, Chauncy 1837-1916Nies, Jan "John" 1836-1920Moore, Horace Duncan 1821-1915Billings, Erastus D. 1856-1922Goodrich, Charles Langdon 1825-1903Reid, Adam 1844-1917Phelps, GeorgeMcClintock, Elizabeth (Dodge) 1845-1922James L. Brown 1824-1893Douglas Adventist ChurchWoodworth, Warren A. 1836-1922Tuttle, Pardon 1827-1908Thake, William John 1847-1930Doud, Judson 1835-1921Durham, C.W.Pond, William H. 1855-1929Robinson, Miller 1859-1940Walz, Fritz "Fred" 1858-1934Henry, John F. 1834/6-1918Priest, John 1836-1922Park House/Clover's Waffle House/H.D. Moore residenceUpham's Opera House/Miller's HallTuttle, Levi 1829-1921Reed, Samuel Caleb 1848-1923Schumann, Andrew J. 1841-1932Tahaney, John 1824-1893Griffin & Henry Lumber Yard/Griffin & Henry Sawmill/Griffin & Williams/Stockbridge & Johnson/Wells & Johnson/M.B. Spencer MillHuff, John Homer 1863-1958Holt, Henry "Harry" 1838-1918Stimson, Dr. Henry H. 1824-1916Coates, WayneIra Chaffee (ship) 1867Brown, John H.C. 1837-1910Brown, Lemuel 1865-1950Weed, Arthur L. 1858-1918Plummer & McDonaldMcDonald, Henry A. 1850-1925Fisch, NicholasWinslow, Clarence Morton 1885-1958Douglas House and Tavern/Eagle Hotel/Wades HotelJohnson, O.R. 1815-1895Menold, Charles N.Davis, James F.Reed, David Samuel 1872-1939Williams, Garret 1837-1902Thew, Charles Nelson 1865-1927Jacobson, James 1882-1943Carver, William 1830-1911For the Love of Shoes/Butler Pantry/Collins Bowling AlleyLandsharks/Tripp's/Kruger's/C.E. Bird's/Ensign Drug Store/Wilcox BuildingTaylor, Alfred Blake Sr. 1846-1920Wallbrecht, Henry 1819-1892Brandt, Bertha Amelia (Wallbrecht) 1848-1934Forrester, Harry E. 1873-1936Slater, Frank Ray 1883-1963Crock, Gerrit 1837-1918Kibby, Jervis H. 1843-1933Stroud, Harley A. Dr. 1848-1915Hancock, Phillip Henry 1849-1913Brown, Ida H. (Deming) 1863-1920First Congregational Parsonage

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