Name/Title
Ivyhurst - Parlor and music roomEntry/Object ID
2011.2.194Description
Ivyhurst - Parlor and music room
Ivyhurst was the home of Robinson Franklin Downey (1849-1923) and his wife, Ella Jean "Jennie" (Wilson) (Lindsey) Downey (1860-1934), prominent citizens with influential political ties. Ivyhurst played host to such celebrities as President William H. Taft, Woodrow Wilson's Vice President Thomas Marshall, newspaper tycoon William Jennings Bryan, and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge. After the death of Mrs. Downey, Ivyhurst passed into the ownership of Waynesburg College, which used it to house the Music Department until 1967, when Ivyhurst was sold and destroyed to make room for a gas station. The home was located on the corner of Greene and Washington streets in Waynesburg, today the location of Community Bank.
Original, no photographer listed.Collection
Greene County Historical Society CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
Downey family, Houses--Interior, Music, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Houses--Ivyhurst, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Greene Street, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Washington StreetOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
GCHS-AN027-0001-0156Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Downey, Robinson Franklin [1849-1923]Person or Organization
Wilson, Ella Jean [1860-1935]Provenance
Provenance Detail
Greene County Places Series - Greene County Historical Society Collection, Waynesburg - Places - Greene County Historical Society CollectionNotes
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: Parlor and music room at "Ivyhurst", item no. GCHS-AN027-0001-0156, Greene County Historical Society Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).