Ivyhurst

Photograph

Greene Connections

Name/Title

Ivyhurst

Entry/Object ID

2011.2.190

Description

On the porch of "Ivyhurst," pictured [Left-Right]: Mary Louise Wilson, John C. Wilson, Ella Jean "Jennie" (Wilson) (Lindsey) Downey, Virginia Wilson. 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 Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1925

Lexicon

Search Terms

Downey family, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Houses--Ivyhurst, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Greene Street, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Washington Street, Wilson family

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

GCHS-AN027-0001-0152

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Downey, Robinson Franklin [1849-1923]

Person or Organization

Wilson, Ella Jean [1860-1935]

Person or Organization

Wilson, John C. [1857-1928]

Person or Organization

Wilson, Mary Louise

Person or Organization

Wilson, Virginia

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: Ivyhurst, item no. GCHS-AN027-0001-0152, Greene County Historical Society Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).