Old Land Mark Moved Off the Library Site
The last section of the Grandma Cline house on South Market Street was removed today leaving the lot vacant that has not been so in 60 years or more.
Isaac Campbell, grandfather of City Clerk Geo. C. Campbell, erected this dwelling in the summer of 1854 at a time when the number of houses all told in Marion did not exceed 50. Continue reading
To the best of my knowledge, the Bainbridge addition was incorporated into the city of Marion in the post-World War II era of the 1940’s by Lawrence Bainbridge, grandson of J.B. Bainbridge, at roughly the same time period as the Midway Court area and after Elmwood Place which consists of First, Second, Third and Fourth Streets. The area is comprised of Bainbridge Road, Charlotte Road and Sherry Road.The streets of Charlotte and Sherry Road were named after his grandchildren Charlotte (Bainbridge) Cash, the daughter of Bill Bainbridge, his son and Sherry (Hudgens) Austin, the daughter of Winifred (Bainbridge) Hudgens, his daughter. Continue reading
The Victorian home at 313 S. Court St. was built in early 1870 by Edward L. Denison. Edward, a dentist, was a brother to Charles H. Denison who was a former Marion Mayor, banker and real estate investor. Continue reading
Charles Andrew Gent was born March 1, 1865 at Tunnel Hill in Johnson County, Illinois. Continue reading
This house appears to have been first occupied at the turn of the century by Samuel S. Vick. Continue reading
