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                  <text>1925;;;

\ #1 ..

WALNUT ST. 3outh side. West to East.
Corner lot: 4 homes : H.N. s-mi th.

,!f 2.

!arrow lot with house 1 barn : T. M~. Laughlin.

# 3.

!iarge L shaped lot belonging to Mrs. Henrietta Rainsforâ‚¬11.
Home at very rear of property away from Walnut.
t iot with 2 houses &amp; 'ca rn : C. A. Vail.
Large lat with a strip of land at back running pa-.rr.
with Erie, and running south westerly.House by Walnut.
Chas. ~reble Esxate.

ff b â€¢.

Lot without building: Chas. Treble Estate.

rr

,,~

Lot with house: H.N. Smith â€¢

.#

8.

Lot with house &amp; barn: Arthur Smith.

#

9.

Corner lot.: facing river back to Erie s-t.
~ra.W.J. Sheppard ( m~rr. 2nd./to ~erb White.)

�\lfALNUT ST. aoutb.J sid&amp;. 1920'a. inf'. by Floren&lt;H~(Nayler)Barlow.
"~~\Â·._,..,,_,_._,

C'orBer lot owned by H.N .â€¢ Smi th. contained 4 homes.
/11. Barnhart: Louise &amp; Pint.

# 2. M:an.
# 3. W-ebera.
# 4. e'.raiga.

II 5. Lot

owned by

# 6. Lot owned by

~.Met.

Laughlin.
also t~~nt . of' home.
'
__. /

Mrs. Henrietta Ra.i.ns:font: This was the only

actual f'a.rm on the st. ctornfield facing Walnut and running
baek, to Â·vegetable gardens by large home. Oceupied by the
Nayler f'amily.

# 7. Property

Of U'~A. VaiI.; homea.Ilell, roy

a. Madget

Cfa?rick home. Rela.tive of &lt;rarriek store owners.: Mr. Tail
lived in home towards rear of property.

-

# 8 .. T.'reble property: "f_ery large lot with fields
.

o:n either .

side of the.. home. Ooupied by lfoctieker: *nnlton:

'11

#

/

9. Empty lot belonging to et. Treble. The house.a from the
top ofÂ· the st. were moved to this spot when the bridge
was under eonstruction.
10.Property

ot

H.N. Smith...
~1 ~utherford;

,

#' 11.

Â· ,...
(built home,rear of lot

1f 20 Walnulj.

Property ~f A:rthurÂ· Smith. two homes. Mr. O"@zgena:a."lld
Arthur Smith. This lot was devided in two .and

a Mr.Jr.

Â·I:.. White owned the back seetion. His home face Erie gt.

# 12.

Property of Mr. W".J. Sheppard:. Home oecmpied by Mrs.
Sheppard~ The large block hGme was close to

the lfa.lnut

side of the lot â€¢ however the front actually faced the
Niagara blvd. lrra. S:heppard was later married to Herb
Whit~.

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