168 S. Union Street. Built circa 1889. Originally the home of Charles G. Curtiss Sr. Charles passed away in 1893 and his wife Caroline lived here until 1901. This home is on the National Register of Historical Places. See more info at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_G._Curtiss_Sr._House
Daisy Air Rifle Factory on Union Street
26 JunThis is all that remains of the original Daisy Air Rifle Company (known for the Red Ryder BB Gun of ” A Christmas Story” fame). This wall sits at the North end of Union St.Learn more at:http://www.daisy.com/history
Update Novemeber 2013: After 131 years of standing tall on Union Street, this final piece of the Daisy Factory was demolished
128 S. Union St
22 Jun128 S. Union. Built in the spring of 1900 by Don Kelly. Don and his wife Amy adorned this home with stained glass windows, a hand crafted wood staircase & trim. It no longer has it’s original gingerbread that decorated the exterior but you can see it still has stained glass. This home was sold to Henry & Maude Steinmetz in 1911, they lived here for some 40 years. Henry Steinmetz worked for the Pere Marquette Railroad which became the C&O which has become a part of today’s CSX railways.
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