Portsmouth’s Historic Front Street: An 1850 Perspective

“Front street, from Court to Chillicothe, which is now almost shoved out of the line of travel, and, when the mill is not running, is a quiet, deserted street, was forty years ago a lively and aristocratic portion of the city. Nearly all the travel up and down town passed Continue Reading

An Old Landmark

“Last Tuesday afternoon, the west end of the two-story brick house, occupied for years by Mrs. McCloud as a restaurant and fruit stand until Thursday of last week when she vacated it, fell with a crash, on Front Street. Its west wall had begun to crumble last Saturday night. Fortunately Continue Reading

Residence of Nelson W Evans

The residence of Captain Nelson Wiley Evans at 152 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, Ohio, in 1904.

Steam Heating Building

“A two-story brick building will be erected on the infirmary grounds. It is intended to hold the steam heating apparatus. Reitz & Company will do the stonework and CS Cadot the tin work. Carpenter John Williams will do the woodwork.”