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Colorized image of the Sunday School room inside the M.E. Church at Sixth (6th) and Chillicothe Streets. After being used by several different businesses, this building was razed for the construction of the third Masonic Temple in Portsmouth in…

Tinted image of the church building. The church was established in 1853 and this building was razed in 1927 for construction of the Masonic Temple.

Black and white photo image with a slight tint to the school building. On July 15, 1867 the former home of Judge William Salter was deeded to the school board for a home on 6th Street for the superintendent. By January of 1868 it was remodeled into…

Black and white photo image of the Sixth (6th) Street School. On July 15, 1867 the former home of Judge William Salter was deeded to the school board and used as a residence for the school superintendent. It was later remodeled as a school building…

Colorized image of the Old Portsmouth High School at the corner of Gallia and Findlay Streets. It was built in 1871 and used for about thirty years until the School Board sold it in 1903.

Black and white photo image of the children's home built in 1876 on Grant Street property that now is part of Mound Park. It was closed in 1921 when Hillcrest Children's Home opened in Wheelersburg.

Colorized photo image of the Fourth (4th) Street School building at the northwest corner of Fourth (4th) and Court Streets. The ten room building was built in 1838. In 1930, this school was replaced the George D. Scudder School.

Colorized photo image of the Campbell Avenue School located between Sixth (6th) and Seventh (7th) Streets on Campbell Avenue. The original eight rooms were built in 1899 and four rooms were added in 1909. The 24 room Woodrow Wilson School was built…

Black and white photo image with buildings tinted pink. In the street are high school cadets in formation.

Colorized photo image of the county children's home, built in 1876 on Grant Street property that now is part of Mound Park. It closed in 1921 when Hillcrest Children's Home opened in Wheelersburg.

Colorized photo image of Chillicothe Street businesses and the Kentucky hills toward the south.

Colorized photo image of the second Masonic Temple in Portsmouth, built in 1906 at the northwest corner of Chillicothe and Fourth (4th) Streets. In December of 1925 it was nearly destroyed by fire. Rebuilt to only four floors, it became Kobackers…