Can someone tell me how to identify the "Victorian House" that was moved to Ft. Worth? I visited it as a child, when it was home to a distant in-law of mine, and would like to see it again. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Giddens" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 3:25 PM Subject: [TXREDRIV] Hotel information (Clarksville) > (Red River Group: below is the reply to me (Jim G) from Jim Lovett. I > am still a little confused but will give it all a good look next time I am > in Clarksville. > > Jim Giddens > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > Jim, > > Forgive my tardiness in replying, but my computer has been out of > commission with a virus. I am just now getting it going again. > > My office, located immediately west of the Episcopal Church (now the Old > Church Theater) was converted from the Dorsey Hotel in 1969 by Bert > Holster. My mother first moved the Red River County Credit Bureau into it > and I moved in January 1, 1970 when I finished my term as County Attorney > and moved out of the courthouse. As best as I can recall our street > address was 506 West Main. > > It was located where the washateria is now located. The Connerly house on > the north side of my office, where Dr. Kumar's office is now located, was > also destroyed when my office burned. The fire was on September 17, 1980, > right at the end of the hottest summer on record. > > The three story Victorian was immediately west of my office and was moved > and restored in Ft. Worth sometime in the early 1960s. I attended > kindergarten there with Miss Hattie Hocker in 1938-9. > > One of the early homes was located in the center of the block where Piggly > Wiggly was built. The house was the only structure in that block and the > vegetation had covered it almost completely. > > The Main Hotel was located east of Stiles and, indeed, behind all the > businesses on the east side of the square. The hotel spanned the entire > block north to south. I understand that there was an overhead walkway > across the street from the Main Hotel to the Opera House, but that was > before my time. Indeed, I never remember seeing the Opera House, which was > just east of the Main Hotel. Our friends Bill Wright and Gladys Walker > operated a restaurant in the Main Hotel for many years and it was the > principle meeting place for all our local civic organizations. Bobbie > Wright and Stanley were their children. > > Sounds like your group has fun with reminiscing. So enjoy ... > > Jim > > > > On Mon Aug 29 13:06 , 'Jim Giddens' <[email protected]> sent: > > > > Jim, > My Red River County e-mails buddies (Rootsweb site) have been > discussing old hotels in Clarksville. > One is the Dorsey Hotel. It this the same building you had your office > in that burned? > I remember being in it. In fact you did wills for Sue and me in 1972. > I look at the wills package, but the street address is not on it. What > was the address? > What year was your building burned? > Just where was this building in comparison to where the present day Piggy > Wiggly is. > Am I correct that a huge 3 story old Victorian house was where the Piggy > Wiggly is, and the house was purchased > and moved to Ft Worth. > Also what was the name of the old hotel that was behind the > Stiles/Blackmon Drug? > I tried to call Lucille at home, but no answer. > Pardon me for taking you time but thanks for your help. > Our group likes to dig into history and memories of places and people of > Red River Co. > > Jim Giddens > Reno, Tx > > > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > Visit Red River County GenWeb site http://www.rootsweb.com/~txredriv > > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >

John, I read about it somewhere in recent times, must have been in the RRR but not sure. I will check it out later, on my way out right now. Don't remember if it gave the names of buyer or not. Jim G ----- Original Message ----- From: "John at Cox" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 4:12 PM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Hotel information (Clarksville) > Can someone tell me how to identify the "Victorian House" that was moved to > Ft. Worth? I visited it as a child, when it was home to a distant in-law of > mine, and would like to see it again. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Giddens" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 3:25 PM > Subject: [TXREDRIV] Hotel information (Clarksville) > > > > (Red River Group: below is the reply to me (Jim G) from Jim Lovett. I > > am still a little confused but will give it all a good look next time I am > > in Clarksville. > > > > Jim Giddens > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++ > > > > > > > > Jim, > > > > Forgive my tardiness in replying, but my computer has been out of > > commission with a virus. I am just now getting it going again. > > > > My office, located immediately west of the Episcopal Church (now the Old > > Church Theater) was converted from the Dorsey Hotel in 1969 by Bert > > Holster. My mother first moved the Red River County Credit Bureau into it > > and I moved in January 1, 1970 when I finished my term as County Attorney > > and moved out of the courthouse. As best as I can recall our street > > address was 506 West Main. > > > > It was located where the washateria is now located. The Connerly house on > > the north side of my office, where Dr. Kumar's office is now located, was > > also destroyed when my office burned. The fire was on September 17, 1980, > > right at the end of the hottest summer on record. > > > > The three story Victorian was immediately west of my office and was moved > > and restored in Ft. Worth sometime in the early 1960s. I attended > > kindergarten there with Miss Hattie Hocker in 1938-9. > > > > One of the early homes was located in the center of the block where Piggly > > Wiggly was built. The house was the only structure in that block and the > > vegetation had covered it almost completely. > > > > The Main Hotel was located east of Stiles and, indeed, behind all the > > businesses on the east side of the square. The hotel spanned the entire > > block north to south. I understand that there was an overhead walkway > > across the street from the Main Hotel to the Opera House, but that was > > before my time. Indeed, I never remember seeing the Opera House, which was > > just east of the Main Hotel. Our friends Bill Wright and Gladys Walker > > operated a restaurant in the Main Hotel for many years and it was the > > principle meeting place for all our local civic organizations. Bobbie > > Wright and Stanley were their children. > > > > Sounds like your group has fun with reminiscing. So enjoy ... > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > On Mon Aug 29 13:06 , 'Jim Giddens' <[email protected]> sent: > > > > > > > > Jim, > > My Red River County e-mails buddies (Rootsweb site) have been > > discussing old hotels in Clarksville. > > One is the Dorsey Hotel. It this the same building you had your office > > in that burned? > > I remember being in it. In fact you did wills for Sue and me in 1972. > > I look at the wills package, but the street address is not on it. What > > was the address? > > What year was your building burned? > > Just where was this building in comparison to where the present day Piggy > > Wiggly is. > > Am I correct that a huge 3 story old Victorian house was where the Piggy > > Wiggly is, and the house was purchased > > and moved to Ft Worth. > > Also what was the name of the old hotel that was behind the > > Stiles/Blackmon Drug? > > I tried to call Lucille at home, but no answer. > > Pardon me for taking you time but thanks for your help. > > Our group likes to dig into history and memories of places and people of > > Red River Co. > > > > Jim Giddens > > Reno, Tx > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > Visit Red River County GenWeb site http://www.rootsweb.com/~txredriv > > > > > > ============================== > > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > Visit Red River County GenWeb site http://www.rootsweb.com/~txredriv > > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx