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.
North side of First Street W. Photographed 1990
North side of First Street W. Photographed 1990 by Barbara Beving Long.
North side of First Street W looking East. Photographed 1990
North side of First Street W looking East. Photographed 1990 by Barbara Beving Long.
101-103 First Street E
101-103 First Street E, Wolf-Ellison Block was constructed in 1894 following the fire of 1893.
100 First Street W
100 First Street W, W. E. Platner Hardware Store and Tin Shop built originally as … Read more …
100 First Street E
100 First Street E – Olliver Day Building constructed in 1856. The oldest building in … Read more …
109 First Street W
109 First Street W, Smith-Hogle Building of 1894. It was part of a rebuilding after … Read more …
107 First Street W
107 First Street W, Mount Vernon Bank. Largely owned by William Smith and Dr. Charles … Read more …
105 First Street W
105 First Street W was built as a Post Office for T.S. Brokaw in 1888 … Read more …