Built in 1849 by J.W. (John Walter) Purdum.
A History of Scioto County, Nelson W. Evans (1903): "from 1832 until 1880, Mr. Purdum engaged in contracting and building in Portsmouth, during which period he constructed many of the largest and finest…
All Saints Episcopal Church as built in 1850 it was the first public building in Portsmouth to be lighted with gaslights in 1855. The interior was damaged by fire in 1893. and the 1937 Flood caused extensive damage. Known as the second oldest…
Built in 1850 All Saints Episcopal Church was the first public building in Portsmouth to be lighted with gaslights in 1855. The interior was damaged by fire in 1893.
Elks City Center & Lodge Building
B.P.O.E.-Benevolent Protective Order of Elk No 154
The Elks organization bought the existing house and remodeled for their needs in 1931.
The original house was built by Eli Kinney (about 1849). His brother…