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Children's Home --Portsmouth, Ohio
Colored image of Children's Home building 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.
Offnere Street School, Portsmouth (Ohio)
Handcolored image of school building
In Millbrook, Portsmouth, Ohio
Colored, mostly green, image of two ladies by lake in Millbrook Park. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. It was totally dismantled by 1935.
Portsmouth on the O-H-I-O. 1850
Colored drawing of riverboats and Portsmouth viewed from Kentucky side. The Ashland was built at Cincinnati in 1842 and dismantled in 1847. The Scioto was built in Cincinnati in 1846 for Captain James Davis of Portsmouth.
U.S. Grant Bridge, Portsmouth, Ohio
Colored image of the first US Grant Bridge, viewed from the Kentucky side, connecting Ohio and KY by US Route 23, showing Portsmouth in the background. Also known as the Fullerton Bridge, it opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974,…
U.S. Grant Bridge, Portsmouth, Ohio
Colored image of the first US Grant Bridge viewed from the Kentucky side, connecting Ohio and KY by US Route 23, showing Portsmouth in the background. Also known as the Fullerton Bridge, it opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974,…
Roseridge, Jackson Ave., Portsmouth, Ohio
Black & white image of Levi D. York's home on Jackson Avenue known as "Roseridge"
The United Brethren Church, Portsmouth, Ohio
Color tinted image of church building with several people at corner of Seventh (7th) and Gay streets.
The Highland School, Portsmouth, O.
Colored image of Highland School building on Hutchins Street across from Mound Park, after the expansion in 1907. In 1956 it was razed after the new Highland School was built on the playground area.
F. C. Daehler Mortuary Company
Colored image of the funeral Home, built in 1924 at 915 Ninth (9th) Street by Frederick Carl Daehler. He had come to Portsmouth in 1854 after leaving his native Germany and had his business at several other locations. He built this as a combination…
Scene in Millbrook Park
Color tinted image of Millbrook Park. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. It was totally dismantled by 1935.
York Place Portsmouth (Ohio)
Slightly green tinted image of park and hills. York Park, named for Levi D. York, was located on the Ohio River Bank on Front Street between Chillicothe Street and Washington Street in the early 1900's.