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Mount Vernon’s Historic Photos

Photo of 213 Tenth Avenue SW

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.


202 Second Street SW

Photo of house at 202 Second Street SW

202 Second Street SW Gabled roofs — architectural details

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Architectural Details

First Street West

Photo of First Street West taken December 29, 2017

First Street West. Photographed by Sue Lacy on December 29, 2017. Photo is looking East … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Mount Vernon

121 First Street West

Photo of building at 121 First Street West

121 First Street West. Photographed @ 2013

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Mount Vernon

102 First Street W

Photo of building at 102 First Street W

102 First Street W. Hoover Jewelry Store built in 1894. Photographed January 2018.

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Mount Vernon

104 First Street W

Photo of building at 104 First Street W

104 First Street W. Captain Charles W. Kepler Building, 1892. Kepler’s law office occupied the … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Kepler, Mount Vernon

106-108 First Street W

Photo of building at 106-108 First Street W

106-108 First Street W. Photographed January 2018. On December 16, 1996, the original 1860 building … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Mount Vernon, Pizza Palace

114 First Street W

Photo of building at 114 First Street W

114 First Street W, Fourth Wolf Brothers Building, 1894. Photographed January 2018.

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Mount Vernon, Wolfe Building

118 First Street W

Photo of building at 118 First Street W

118 First Street W, Clark & Hayzlett Block built in 1869 after an 1867 fire … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Mount Vernon

South side of First Street W. Photographed 1990

Photo of buildings on South side of First Street W. Photographed 1990 by Barbara Beving Long.

South side of First Street W. Photographed 1990 by Barbara Beving Long.

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Mount Vernon

South side of First Street W. Photographed 1990

Photo of buildings on South side of First Street W. Photographed 1990 by Barbara Beving Long.

South side of First Street W. Photographed 1990 by Barbara Beving Long.

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Mount Vernon

101-103 First Street E. Photographed 1990

Photo of building at 101-103 First Street E. Photographed 1990 by Barbara Beving Long.

101-103 First Street E. Photographed 1990 by Barbara Beving Long.

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Mount Vernon

113 First Street W. Photographed 1990

Photo of building at 113 First Street W. Photographed 1990 by Barbara Beving Long.

113 First Street W. Photographed 1990 by Barbara Beving Long.

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Mount Vernon
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