High Street (looking west) in Waynesburg

Name/Title

High Street (looking west) in Waynesburg

Entry/Object ID

2011.2.33

Description

Real-photo postcard of High Street (looking west) in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. The Farmers & Drovers Bank stands prominently on the southwest corner of Morgan Street. Catty-corner to the bank, stands the frame house of one of its founders, Andrew Buchanan [1780-1848], who also served as the area's U.S. Congressman 1835-1839. Across Morgan Street from the bank, is the brick Crawford Mansion that was replaced in 1870 by John T. Hook.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Buchanan, Andrew [1780-1848]

Collection

Greene County Historical Society Collection

Made/Created

Artist

No artist / photographer / studio listed.

Date made

1864

Place

Location

Pennsylvania / Greene County / Waynesburg

Lexicon

Search Terms

Buchanan family, Crawford family, Farmers and Drovers Bank, High Street, Hook family, House, Morgan Street, Waynesburg

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

GCHS-AN027-0001-0018

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Greene County Places Series - Greene County Historical Society Collection, Waynesburg - Places - Greene County Historical Society Collection

Notes

Archived at the Greene County Historical Society (918 Rolling Meadows Road, P.O. Box 127; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Researched and digitized for the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project between 2005-2014. Source Citation: High Street (looking west) in Waynesburg, item no. GCHS-AN027-0001-0018, Greene County Historical Society Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).