Name/Title
Johnson/Coates/Brittain House demolitionEntry/Object ID
2023.10.163Description
Scan of four color snapshots of the cupola being removed from the Italianate house built ca. 1868 by lumber baron O.R. Johnson.
This house was later the home of Captain Charles Coates and Captain R.C. Brittain.
About 100 years later in 1967 the building was demolished for a bank parking lot.
Commercial Record clipping from Sept. 14, 1967 indicates the photos were taken by Bob Jones and that Walt Corrow and John Drapak worked on the dismantling.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Print, photographSubject Person or Organization
Johnson, O.R. 1815-1895, Coates, Charles Blanchard, Capt. 1851-1922, Parking Lot/249 Mason/Captain R.C. Brittain house c.1868-1967, Brittain, Ralph Case 1842-1905Context
This house once stood at the southwest corner of Griffith and Mason Streets. Some portions of the house were moved to the Peterson Mill property. The cupola may have been repurposed as a boat house for a property along Riverside Drive.Collection
Buildings: Lost, Development, resistance toCataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2023.10Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionNotes
These photos were scanned by SDHS volunteers and were posted on the Photo Blog in the hopes that community members would contribute more information.
"tu" in the filename indicates the photo was "touched up" by Jack SheridanLocation
Box
031 A+B+C+D Photo FilesGeneral Notes
Note
These image(s) were copied from the SDHC photo blog [or the Jack Sheridan drive if that was a superior version] in preparation for updating the SDHC website in 2023.Create Date
October 8, 2023Update Date
September 22, 2024
