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Irvington Photos Do you have old photos depicting Irvington people, buildings, or culture? You'd be surprised how much we would like to see them! Protect your family's heritage by donating original photos or copies of photos to the Irvington Historical Society. Contact us at 317-353-Bona or e-mail us at irvingtonians@earthlink.net. Below are photos donated by the Pavey-Morrow family depicting Irvington life.
Pictured is Mary Christina Pavey on her Butler College graduation in 1912.
The Pavey home in 1912, 37 S. Hawthorne in Irvington The Pavey-Morrow family donated an entire collection of photos to the Irvington Historical Society. Mary Pavey (pictured above) lived with her family in Irvington and graduated from Butler College. She lived at 37 S. Hawthorne in Irvington (pictured above) with her parents, her sister Lena Pavey-Morrow, and her brother Jesse Pavey. Mary later became an English Professor at Ball State University. Real Estate Gazette The Irvington Historical Society recently came across a reproduction of the Real Estate Gazette from 1873, featuring Irvington homes and buildings. Some structures remained only in the planning phase and were never built. Click on the photo to enlarge.
Real Estate Gazette, Vol. 1, No. 8, August, 1873 The engraving includes a fanciful view of the proposed Northwestern Christian University (later Butler) Main Building (not pictured). From the left to right, the top reveals the drawings of the houses of W. Chambers (possibly 352 N. Ritter); Nicholas Ohmer (now termed the Benton Home); the Downey family, and Charles Rawles. The matching houses in the center surrounding the "Irvington crest" were those of Irvington town founders, Jacob Julian and Sylvester Johnson. The schoolhouse, formerly standing on Irving Circle, is lower left. In accompanying articles, writers state that the house of George W. Julian (115 S. Audubon) was not shown because it was “not yet finished.”Articles with the illustration credit Joel Stover as the architect of the Methodist Church, the Irvington Schoolhouse, and “some of the residences shown.” Stover appears in directories of the time as Stover & Brown, architects and superintendents. In 1874, Stover resided in Irvington. After 1876, his name no longer appears in Indianapolis directories. Special Note: Irvington residents will note that the Benton House is shown in its original configuration of two separate dormers. 1910 Directory Project Those who know historical research are well aware of the wealth of information old city directories hold. More than an old phone book, these volumes often relate places, people, occupations, and other data. However, their use is limited because cross-indexing by address and by name was not included until 1914. But what if you could go further back in time with the directories and use the power of modern computing to cross-index an older directory? That is exactly what North Central Social Studies Department Chair Bill Gulde is doing with a 1910 directory donated by Robert Van Buskirk. Look for the database soon, right here on the Irvington Historical website! |
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