Mount Vernon’s Historic Photos

Here you will find the Commission’s extensive collection of photographs. Perhaps you are searching for pictures of previous year’s Chalk the Walk festival or wondering what the inside of the old Neff Furniture Store used to look like. Maybe you’re just here to browse. Whatever the reasons, just know that these photos capture the spirit of Mount Vernon.
Policeman Earl Wolvers and his squad car. Date @1970
Policeman Earl Wolvers and his squad car. Date @1970
Corner of 7th Street and 8th Avenue NW
Corner of 7th Street and 8th Avenue NW. Known as the Reuben Ash house built … Read more …
703 6th Avenue NW
Ash Park historic district. VanValkenbery house at 703 6th Avenue NW. Fish-scale shingles — architectural … Read more …
First Street West
First Street West. Photographed by Sue Lacy on December 29, 2017. Photo is looking East … Read more …
102 First Street W
102 First Street W. Hoover Jewelry Store built in 1894. Photographed January 2018.
104 First Street W
104 First Street W. Captain Charles W. Kepler Building, 1892. Kepler’s law office occupied the … Read more …