| Sidney T. & Howard M. Brisendine
Posted by: LindaCottrellLiss (See more photos from LindaCottrellLiss)  People 2014/4/3 14:56
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| Sidney Thomas Brisendine 1910-1983 and brother Howard M. Brisendine 1913-1998 both born in Roane Co. to Grover Cleveland and Arvilla Lee Brisendine. The Brisendine's are buried on Ambler Ridge near Walton. (From Ralph Gray Lowry photo collection] |
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| Spencer State Hospital Cemetery, Rte 36, Spencer, WV
Posted by: LindaCottrellLiss (See more photos from LindaCottrellLiss) Places 2014/8/30 1:01
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| 29 August 2014 Spencer State Hospital Cemetery 1 mile off Route 119, on St. Rte 36 beside Spencer Elementary School. |
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| Spencer, WV - Unidentified
Posted by: LindaCottrellLiss (See more photos from LindaCottrellLiss) Unidentified 2013/11/5 15:15
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Do you recognize the Spencer, WV building? May be part of the old Spencer State Hospital complex...
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| Susan Tucker - 2014 History Hero
Posted by: LindaCottrellLiss (See more photos from LindaCottrellLiss) Misc 2014/4/11 0:05
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SUSAN TUCKER, RCHS MEMBER, RECOGNIZED AS 2014 "HISTORY HERO"
Nominated by the Roane County Historical Society, Inc., member Susan Tucker, was recognized among thirty-five other history & preservation-minded WV citizens during WV History Day 13 February 2014, sponsored by WV Division of Culture & History. Susan was recognized for her work in spearheading and preserving the society's printed materials to CD form and digitization of historic Roane County newspapers formerly on microfilm. She is the current Recording Secretary for the society.
Congratulations, Susan!
Photo: Rick Greathouse, RCHS President, presents Susan with 2014 History Hero pin & certificate during our March 27th society meeting. |
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| The Anderson Building
Posted by: LindaCottrellLiss (See more photos from LindaCottrellLiss) Historical Plaque Project 2011/2/9 22:13
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The Anderson Building, built about 1900, is located at (227 Main St) the corner of Main & Market Streets in downtown Spencer & is #8 on the walking tour.
The building was once the location of a grocery store, a clothing/department store and is currently owned and occupied as the optometry office of Dr. Harry Anderson. |
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| The Arnott House
Posted by: LindaCottrellLiss (See more photos from LindaCottrellLiss) Historical Plaque Project 2011/2/9 21:35
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The Victorian style Arnott home is located at 103 Locust Avenue in Spencer and was built in 1905 by the Henry M. Arnott family. This historic home now serves the community as the Arnott House Bed and Breakfast Inn.
Greg and Dilya Sutton are current owners and the house is #4 on the Walking Tour brochure. |
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| The B & O Railroad Depot
Posted by: LindaCottrellLiss (See more photos from LindaCottrellLiss) Historical Plaque Project 2011/2/9 22:19
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The B & O Railroad Depot located at Church Street and Heritage Park in Spencer dates to 1893.
The depot is now used as Spencer's Heritage Park Museum and is owned by the City of Spencer.
#1 on the Walking Tour brochure |
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| The Bank of Spencer Building
Posted by: LindaCottrellLiss (See more photos from LindaCottrellLiss) Historical Plaque Project 2011/2/9 22:20
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Built in about 1896, the Bank of Spencer building is located at 314 Market Street. It has served as office space over the last several years, but still has the original walk-in safe in the lower area.
It is #9 on the Walking Tour brochure. |
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| The Campbell House
Posted by: LindaCottrellLiss (See more photos from LindaCottrellLiss) Historical Plaque Project 2011/2/10 0:05
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The Campbell house was built in about 1859 and is most likely the oldest existing home in Spencer's city limits. It is located at 833 Black Walnut Avenue, just as travelers enter Spencer by way of Route 119. The two-story house has been restored and still has white siding similar to that found on the original structure. It has six spacious rooms, three on each floor & each room has a fireplace. In its history the house once served the community as a hotel. The house is also thought to have had the first indoor bathroom in Spencer. There is a large, round copper cistern in the attic which was used to catch rainwater that was used for flushing. The Henry Payne family were the original owners and was once part of a 2500-acre estate which had many owners over the years. The Ralph Campbell family owned the property the longest, therefore was named the Campbell House.
While inconvenient to be part of the walking tour, it is noted as #18 on the tour brochure. |
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| The Chrystal Water & Power Co. (Spencer Ice Plant) Building
Posted by: LindaCottrellLiss (See more photos from LindaCottrellLiss) Historical Plaque Project 2011/2/9 22:56
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Built in about 1903 the Chrystal Water and Power Co. building, also known as "The Spencer Ice Plant" is located at the South end of Church Street. In 2007 the unique building was submitted to the National Register of Historic Places and is being renovated as funds become available. The building was originally a facility to manufacture ice and for cold storage. The Crystal Water & Power Company and all its holdings were sold to the City of Parkersburg in 1910 and recharterd in 1911 as the Spencer Water & Ice Co. The building has been vacant for a number of years. The bronze plaque from the R.C.H.S, commemorating the building's placement on the National Regiser, will be installed when the renovation is completed.
The building is #12 on the walking tour. |
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