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Last week we shared this photo with you:
You had to have an eagle eye and some knowledge of Huntsville’s history to guess the date of this photo taken on the tracks near Huntsville’s train station. The building on the hill at upper right many will know as the now-derelict Bayview Hotel. But if you look closely, you’ll see the sign on the building says Reid House. Here’s what Huntsville: With Spirit and Resolve by Susan Pryke tells us about it:
“Jackson Reid, who had turned the fortunes of the Peninsula Park Hotel around as manager in 1901, returned to Huntsville in 1902 to take charge of the Vernon House. He changed the name to the Reid House and renovated the interior… (Before the year was out, however, Reid returned the hotel to Mr. John Cook when Mrs. Reid’s health declined.)”
Some of you gamely took on the challenge, with guesses ranging from 1912 to 1947. Stephen D (@twooriver on Twitter) even caught the Reid House reference but wasn’t able to dig up the details that would have provided the date.
Thanks for playing along, everyone!
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1870’s “Dr. F.L. Howland purchased a home from Captain Hunt on Church Street, which still stands today. At first, Dr. Howland operated his medical practice out of his home before purchasing another building from Hunt on the north side of the Main Street” in 1895 to build a General hospital.
http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/node/1775