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Altoona Hotel

Mount Vernon House

photo of Mount Vernon House-1880

Date @1880

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Altoona Hotel, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, The Cornellian

Newspaper Clippings

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Altoona Hotel to be Demolished

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Altoona Hotel, Mount Vernon, When is this?, Where is this?

Altoona Hotel

photo of Altoona Hotel

Fall-2012 This doesn’t seem right?

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Altoona Hotel, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, When is this?

Altoona Hotel

photo of Altoona Hotel
Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Altoona Hotel, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, When is this?

Altoona Hotel

photo of Altoona Hotel

East and north sides of the Altoona Hotel. One in a series of color photos … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Altoona Hotel, Mount Vernon

Original Site of The Altoona Hotel

photo of Original Site of The Altoona Hotel

Front (south facing) and west (park side) of what was originally The Altoona Hotel @1902. … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Altoona Hotel, Cornell College, Mount Vernon

The Altoona Hotel

photo of The Altoona Hotel

Photo is in a series of pre-demolition pictures. Given by Cornell to the City and … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Altoona Hotel, Mount Vernon

Water Towers

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1939 water tower and the “new” water tower. Shown with the edge of Altoona Hotel. … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Altoona Hotel, City Water Tower, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon

Altoona Hotel/Hall

Altoona Hotel - Hall

Built by group of businessmen as a hotel across the street from Guild or Mount … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Altoona Hotel, Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon

Altoona Hall South Side

photo of Altoona Hall South Side

Center section of the South side of the building. Originally a hotel built by local … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Altoona Hotel, Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon, When is this?

The old Altoona Hotel in Mount Vernon

photo of The old Altoona Hotel in Mount Vernon

The Altoona Hotel. In a collection of 5 photos. picture series prior to demolition in … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Altoona Hotel, Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon

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2 days ago

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission
It's baseball season and here in Mount Vernon you can catch a ball game at one of our many local fields. Today's Mystery Monday Photo features a team of unidentified players on a Cornell College baseball team (year unknown). If you recognize one of these befuddling batsmen, let us know in the comments below! ... See MoreSee Less

Cornell College Baseball Team - Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

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6 days ago

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Do you live in or love the Ash Park historic district of Mount Vernon? Tour the neighborhood with our digital archive featuring a large assortment of contemporary and historic photographs. ... See MoreSee Less

Ash Park District - Photos Archives - Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

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It's Mystery Monday, and that means we have another unidentified Mount Vernon home for you Facebook sleuths. This lovely glass negative of a vine-covered brick home features an interesting border. Let us know in the comments below if you can locate this lodging! ... See MoreSee Less

Unidentified House - Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

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