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Real estate appraisal card. 429 E. 2nd Street, lots 5-6, block 28, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built between 1888 and 1895. Listed in this address in the 1903-04 and 1905-06 city directories was the family of George McLean, a foreman for Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. By 1911-12, Salida pioneer Mrs. Nancy Jane Albright (b.1850), the widow of David E. Albright, lived here with two of her sons: Roy C. (b.1886) and Eugene E. (b.1889), both...
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Real estate appraisal card. 334 E. 2nd Street, lots 22-23, block 24, in Salida, Colorado. This dwelling was erected between 1898 and 1902. The 1903-04 Salida city directory indicated that Harry H. Neilson, a switchman for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad lived here. By 1911-12, David H. Lewis lived here. He operated a restaurant at 218 Lower F Street. Mrs. Mary Clark, a waitress at the restaurant, roomed here. The 1922-23 city directory...
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Real estate appraisal card. 407 E. 2nd Street, lots 11-13, block 28, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built between 1888 and 1895. The Sweeney family was associated with this home from 1903-04 until at least 1911-12. In 1903, John W. and Elizabeth Sweeney lived here with their children Anna C. (b.1888), William (b.1886) and John L. (b.1893). Helene McClean (b.1893) boarded with the Sweeney family at this address in 1910. John W. Sweeney, a...
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Real estate appraisal card. 414 E. 2nd Street, lots 19-20, block 25, in Salida, Colorado. This house was erected in 1924 or 1927 according to Chaffee County Assessor records. Phillip and Eleanore M. Gallo were owners of this house in 1930, based on the US Census of that year and an old Assessor's appraisal card. They were married in 1918 and both were born in 1891. A Colorado native, Phillip (b.1891) owned a shoe repair shop at 140 E. 1st. The...
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Real estate appraisal card, 304 E. 2nd Street, lots 14-16, block 24, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built before 1886, based on a Sanborn map of that date. Ernest M., Harry, and Sidney De Late lived at this house in 1903-04. They all worked for Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. Ernest was a machinist. Sidney was a switchman and the head of the household. Harry was an apprentice. Harry De Late continued to live here in 1906, when he was...
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Real estate appraisal card. 415 E. 2nd Street, lots 9-10, block 28, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built between 1888 and about 1895. The 1903-04 City Directory listed Bernard "Ben" Graf, a conductor, living here with his family. At the time of the 1905-06 City Directory, the Grafs were living on F Street, and a barber, M. Lawrence Mueller, had moved in to this house. Ada Daniels, an operator at Colorado Telephone Co., and Lillian Daniels...
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Real estate appraisal card. 444 E. 2nd Street, lots 23-24, block 25, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built between 1888 and 1895. In 1903-04 prominent Salida citizen Oscar L. Johnson lived here. Oscar Johnson was born in 1855 in Sweden, and came to this country in 1882. He was a naturalized citizen by 1910. He was a highly skilled machinist for the railroad for many years after arriving in Salida. He then became an owner of Churcher & Johnson,...
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Real estate appraisal card. 234 E. 2nd Street, lots 21 & 22, block 23, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built between 1898 and 1904. The city directory of 1905-06, when John G., Blossom G., and Mamie Nash lived here. Mr. Nash was born in 1845 in Ireland and was a laborer for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. He was a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen for 25 years. He died of pneumonia in April 1915, after residing in Salida for...
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Real estate appraisal card. 329 E. 2nd Street, lot 6, block 29, in Salida, Colorado. This duplex house was built between 1898 and 1902. Information about #329: In 1903, Salida pioneers Frederick L. and Silvie B. Coombs lived at this house. Frederick was a fireman for the Rio Grande Railroad for 56 years, before retiring in 1944. He was born in Chicago on March 30, 1873, coming to Salida with his parents (Mr. and Mrs. Harry Coombs) in 1890....
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Real estate appraisal card. 314 E. 2nd Street, lot 17, block 24, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built in 1901 according to Chaffee County Assessor records. Charles Herman Saunders (b.1872), an employee of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, lived here in 1903 with his wife Elizabeth Luella Redmond Saunders (b.1877). Charles Saunders and Luella Redmond were married in Salida in 1901. Charles was born in Abington, Illinois, arriving in Colorado...
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Real estate appraisal card. 130 E. 2nd Street, lots 21 & 22, block 22, in Salida, Colorado. This building was erected between 1898 and 1904, according to Sanborn fire insurance maps. The Assessor's 1900 year of construction could be correct. The building was addressed as 132 E. 2nd Street on 1904 through 1945 Sanborn maps. The 1903-04 and 1905-06 city directories indicate that Mrs. Josephine Hill offered furnished rooms in this building. Mrs....
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Real estate appraisal card. 421 E. 2nd Street, lots 7-8, block 28, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built between 1888 and 1895. In 1903-04, Frank M. Hartman (b.1866), originally of Pennsylvania, lived at this house with his wife Celia A. Hartman (b.1874), originally from Illinois. They were married in 1896. By 1910, Frank was working as an engineer with the railroad. The Hartmans continued living here until at least 1922. By 1930, Joseph...
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Real estate appraisal card. 437 E. 2nd Street, lots 3-4, block 28, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built between 1888 and 1895. The 1903-4 city directory listed Mrs. Elizabeth Bly living here with her daughter, Jeanette M. Bly, who worked as a clerk for the Salida Record, and her son Theron. Mrs. Bly may have been the original owner of the house. Robert C. Hall was a roomer here in 1903-04 and worked as a printer at the Salida Mail. Elizabeth...
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Real estate appraisal card. 318 E. 2nd Street, lots 18-19, block 24, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built between 1888 and 1890. Sanborn maps for 1890 and 1893, indicate that an occupant of this house engaged in dressmaking. The 1894 State Business Directory listed only two women engaged in dressmaking in Salida, although there may have been others who did not advertise. This home was occupied by James Gallagher by 1903-04 and he was also...
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Real estate appraisal card. 346 E. 2nd Street, lots 24-26, block 24, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built between 1895 and 1902. The 1903-04 city directory listed the Matthew K. Miller family at 340 E. 2nd. That address does not appear on the 1904 Sanborn map, but 346 E. 2nd is listed. The 1905-06 city directory indicates that Joseph H. Miller, Uriah G. Miller, and their father Matthew K. Miller lived at 346 E. 2nd. Matthew, a prominent Salida...
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Real estate appraisal card. 410 E. 2nd Street, lots 17-18, block 25, in Salida, Colorado. This duplex house was erected in 1904. In 1922, this duplex was listed in the Salida city directory as Wilcox Terrace. Information about # 410: In 1905-06, T. Arthur Pettigrew, a boilermaker with the Denver & Rio Grande, lived at this address. Longtime Salida resident Robert Dougherty (b.1869) lived here by 1910 with his wife Anna J. (b.1870) and their...