This Queen Anne cottage home at 518 S. Market Street today has 3, 768 square feet of living space, five bedrooms and 3 baths. It was originally built in 1903 for Harry A. Grandstaff and his wife Clara. Continue reading
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This impressive Princess Anne style home at 903 N. Market Street sits on the northeast corner of Market and Boulevard. It was originally built in the spring of 1898 for Andrew J. Binkley and his wife Josephine Continue reading
909 W. Main St. 1904
The home that used to sit at 909 W. Main Street for about 55 years was built in 1903 by Robert L. Sparks. Robert was a turn of the century contractor builder and built the home for his father Francis Marion Sparks and step mother Mary Jane (Pease) Sparks. Continue reading
702 S. Market Street appears to have been built very shortly after the turn of the century for Charles W. Schwerdt. It was built specifically for Shwerdt by Robert Sparks, a local contractor who also built the Marion Opera House at 400 N. Market St. Continue reading
This home at 512 S. Market Street was built in 1893 by Manhiem Cantor for the sum of $5,000. Manhiem was a German immigrant and his family was prominent in Marion society. Continue reading
