Name/Title
IvyhurstEntry/Object ID
2008.2.20Description
Ivyhurst - Home of the Downey family, located on the corner of Greene and Washington streets in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania.
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, 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
Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
Downey family, Music, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Houses--Ivyhurst, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Schools--Waynesburg College--Campus, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Greene Street, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Washington StreetOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
WAYN_AN004_0010Relationships
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 - Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum CollectionNotes
Archived at the Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum (Miller Hall, 51 W. College St.; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Shared with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2008.
Source Citation: Ivyhurst, item no. WAYN_AN004_0010, Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).