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Old residence, N/W cor. 4th & Hope Street

Description: The Edward T. Hildreth residence (architect: Joseph Cather Newsom, 1889). It spent most of its existence as a boarding house, but was restored in the early 1950s by the Haufe family. It was taken by eminent domain for a highway project, the Fourth Street Cut, and demolished in 1954.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1939-1962.
Call number: Book 1, pg. 5 / Neg. 4750
Creator: Hall, Theodore(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Haines, 1993.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.; RESTRICTED: Boxes 2-34: Negatives housed in cold storage; extended retrieval and delivery time required.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people: Austin, John C. W. (1870-1963.); Newsom, Joseph C. (1861-1935.); Parkinson, John,
Associated organization: Train and Williams (Firm)
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