Home of Henry Clay Sayers Jr. [1872-1945] and his wife, Frances Lillian (Scott) Sayers [1873-1949], on West Wayne Street in Waynesburg

Photograph

Greene Connections

Home of Henry Clay Sayers Jr. and wife, Frances Lillian (Scott) Sayers

Name/Title

Home of Henry Clay Sayers Jr. [1872-1945] and his wife, Frances Lillian (Scott) Sayers [1873-1949], on West Wayne Street in Waynesburg

Entry/Object ID

2007.4.10

Description

Thomas Riley Huffman built this house for his family on Wayne Street in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Ownership passed to Henry Clay Sayers Jr. [1872-1945] and his wife, Frances Lillian (Scott) Sayers [1873-1949] who lived in the house from roughly 1925 to 1949. The house was last owned by Waynesburg College, during which time it served the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. Around 1960, the structure was demolished by Waynesburg College to clear land for the gymnasium.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Huffman, Thomas Riley [1866-1949]

Sayers, Henry Clay (Jr.) [1872-1945]

Collection

Henry Clay Sayers Jr. Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2007.4

Acquisition Method

Digital

Credit Line

Edwin Mitchell Sayers Jr.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1920 - circa 1940

Lexicon

Search Terms

Huffman family, Sayers family, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Houses, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Wayne Street

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

SAYE0010

Provenance

Notes

The Henry Clay Sayers Jr. Collection photographs were passed from Henry Clay Sayers Sr. [1840-1926] and his wife, Clementine Rush [1849-1930], to their son Henry Clay Sayers Jr. [1872-1945] and his wife, Frances Lillian Scott [1873-1949], to their children: Wilma (Sayers) (Milliken) Wisecarver [1899-2005], Edwin Mitchell Sayers Sr. [1900-1956], Frank Scott Sayers [1903-1989], Helen (Sayers) (Gaylord) Burnside [1905-1974] and William Henry Sayers [1909-1958]. The Sayers Collection photographs have been shared courtesy of their descendants, Mary (Gaylord) Loy, Carol (Sayers) Vockel and E. Mitchell Sayers Jr., with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2007. Source Citation: Home of Henry Clay Sayers Jr. [1872-1945] and his wife, Frances Lillian (Scott) Sayers [1873-1949], on West Wayne Street in Waynesburg, item no. SAYE0010, Henry Clay Sayers Jr. Collection, shared by Edwin Mitchell Sayers Jr., Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).