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Architectural Details

608 7th Avenue NW

photo of house at 608 7th Avenue NW

608 7th Avenue NW. Bay window — architectural detail.

Categories Ash Park District - Photos Tags Architectural Details, Ash Park Historic District, Mount Vernon

419 Second Street SW

photo of house 419 Second Street SW

419 Second Street SW. Hood–architectural detail.

Categories Cornell College District - Photos Tags Architectural Details, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District

401 Second Street NW

photo of house 401 Second Street NW

401 Second Street NW with square Doric columns–architectural detail.

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Architectural Details, Mount Vernon

Paired windows– architectural detail

photo of house with paired windows--architectural detail

Paired windows– architectural detail

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Architectural Details, Mount Vernon

703 6th Avenue NW

photo of 703 Sixth Avenue NW

Ash Park historic district. VanValkenbery house at 703 6th Avenue NW. Fish-scale shingles — architectural … Read more …

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Architectural Details, Ash Park Historic District, 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

219 Fifth Avenue NW

photo of house with paired windows--architectural detail

219 Fifth Avenue NW Paired windows– architectural detail

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Architectural Details, Mount Vernon

208 A Avenue SE

photo of 208 A Avenue SE

208 A Avenue SE Decorative oval window architectural detail.

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Architectural Details, Mount Vernon

203 Second Street SE

photo of 203 Second Street SE

203 Second Street SE Fish Scales shingles with decorative barge board.

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Architectural Details, Mount Vernon

617 First Street NW

photo of 617 First Street NW

617 First Street NW Three gabled roofs architectural detail.

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags 35mm Slide Collection, Architectural Details, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon

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2 years ago

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission
The MVHPC partnered with the Linn County Historic Preservation Commission and the Mount Vernon Lisbon Community Development Group on the placement of two new informational kiosks about the history of the Lincoln Hwy in Lisbon and Mount Vernon. There was a commemoration at the Kiosk in Lisbon on Oct. 6 with a poem created for the event by Poet Laureate Amanda Kibbie. The MV Kiosk is located in Prairie Park next to the Cornell football field. The MV kiosk faces one of the last remaining brick portions of the Lincoln Hwy and is near the 10th Avenue Overpass. The overpass was built in approximately 1910 as a part of the Lincoln Hwy. Credit to Steven Ciha of the LCHPC for images. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 years ago

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UPDATE!!! Thanks to Jay and Arlie Willems, the circa 1910 glass negatives are now in the Mount Vernon Archives. We are grateful to Arlie and Jay for transporting the negatives and to Joe Burkart of Crestview Florida for donating them.Photo collectors in Crestview Florida have glass plate negatives of a photographer named Hodson who worked in and around Mount Vernon in 1910. The collectors have offered the negatives to the MVHPC. The plates are fragile and very heavy, so shipping them is not a good option. Is anyone planning to travel by car to Florida anytime in the next year and willing pick up these negatives in the panhandle of the state? If so, please send a message on this site to the site administrator. ... See MoreSee Less
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Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission updated their status.

2 years ago

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