Thomas Riley Huffman family home on Wayne Street in Waynesburg

Photograph

Greene Connections

Name/Title

Thomas Riley Huffman family home on Wayne Street in Waynesburg

Entry/Object ID

2011.2.153

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

Greene County Historical Society Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2011.2

Acquisition Method

Digital

Credit Line

Greene County Historical Society

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

GCHS-AN027-0001-0121

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Greene County Places Series - Greene County Historical Society Collection

Owner/Agent

Greene County Historical Society

Provenance Detail

Waynesburg - Places - Greene County Historical Society Collection

Owner/Agent

Greene County Historical Society

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: Thomas Riley Huffman family home on Wayne Street in Waynesburg, item no. GCHS-AN027-0001-0121, Greene County Historical Society Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).