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    1. Re: [OHHURON-L], Gregory House in New London
    2. Nancy
    3. Can you translate in today's buildings where the Gregory House is that you are talking about in this email? Thanks. Nancy Plain www.ohioparks.net/countrystage > > I checked our publications for any further references to "Gregory House," > "New London Inn," and "Union Block." I did find a photo of the Gregory House, > also known as the New London Inn, in our Huron County, Ohio, A Pictorial > History, page 81. Editor of this publication was Kathy G. Root; Historian was > Henry R. Timman. It was published and copyrighted by The Norwalk Reflector, > 1993. The photo was submitted by Vaughn Neel. (I believe I was told once that > Vaughn is the father of Tom Neel). > > Surprisingly, I could find no other references to these terms (Gregory house, > etc.) in any of our other publications, including the Indexes to Henry > Timman's Just Like Old Times, six-book series, published originally in The > Norwalk Reflector. > > The caption to the photo mentioned above reads: " Construction of the Gregory > House, or New London Inn, began in 1873. Laborers and bricklayers work on > building the west wall of the structure, facing North Main Street. The large > building on the right is the old St. James Hotel, which was built in 1871. > (Photo courtesy of of Vaughn Neel)." > > At this point, maybe your best bet would be to go back to Tom Neel to see if > he might be aware of any other background details on the Gregory House/ New > London Inn/ Union Block. I'd be happy to furnish you a copy of the photo on > page 81 by email attachment separately, but I'm afraid I'm put off by the > copyright restriction. Perhaps you could see if you could get an interlibrary > loan of the book in which it is contained. > > Regards, > > Ken Shute

    04/14/2001 01:20:51