Jim, I only have what you and John have mentioned. If you have any information that would help me track it down, I will be glad to see what I can find. There are a few local museum/history places that might be able to help. Do you have any idea what year it was brought here? That might point me to a certain part of the city. FW expanded and built in a way over the years that I could quickly narrow it down to certain parts of the city. There are a few pockets of very old historic homes, but since it was brought in I doubt it would be in one of those areas. When I was in Clarksville a few years ago, I remember a Victorian home not to far off the square that I think had just been restored. It was one a fairly large lot and I believe yellowish color. It was on the west side of the square and a block off US-82 (I think). Is this a private home or a business? Thanks, Drew Slate Fort Worth, Tx > > From: "Jim Giddens" <[email protected]> > Date: 2005/09/07 Wed PM 11:15:45 EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Re: [TXREDRIV] Hotel information (Clarksville) > > Drew, > Did you get the Ross names that bought it and moved it and do you have a > picture of it. The Gateway to Texas has a photo copy of it. I could scan > an send to you if it would help. It is a huge 3 story Victorian Home. It > was never a school but music lessons etc were given to individuals according > state books and statements. > Jim G > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 6:25 PM > Subject: Re: Re: [TXREDRIV] Hotel information (Clarksville) > > > > John and Jim, > > > > If you can give me a little more information on this home, I will see > what I know or can dig up here in FW. There are many historical homes here, > but I am not aware of any history that moved one here from Clarksville. > > > > Was this the hotel that you are referring to or a school as one person > mentioned? Do you know any special connection to it that I might be able to > connect with? If it is still standing, I bet I have seen it at some point > and if not I will drive by and get some photos, this city ain't that big > that I haven't been all over it. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Drew Slate > > Fort Worth, tx > > > > > > From: "Jim Giddens" <[email protected]> > > > Date: 2005/09/04 Sun PM 06:37:26 EDT > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Hotel information (Clarksville) > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > > > New content added every business day. Learn more: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. 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Drew, I believe the house in C'ville you saw was the restored Lennox home, which is a gem. The house that was moved to Ft. Worth was on US 82, not far from Piggly-Wiggly. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 11:11 AM Subject: Re: Re: [TXREDRIV] Hotel information (Clarksville) > Jim, > > I only have what you and John have mentioned. If you have any information > that would help me track it down, I will be glad to see what I can find. > There are a few local museum/history places that might be able to help. > > Do you have any idea what year it was brought here? That might point me > to a certain part of the city. FW expanded and built in a way over the > years that I could quickly narrow it down to certain parts of the city. > There are a few pockets of very old historic homes, but since it was > brought in I doubt it would be in one of those areas. > > When I was in Clarksville a few years ago, I remember a Victorian home not > to far off the square that I think had just been restored. It was one a > fairly large lot and I believe yellowish color. It was on the west side > of the square and a block off US-82 (I think). Is this a private home or > a business? > > Thanks, > Drew Slate > Fort Worth, Tx >> >> From: "Jim Giddens" <[email protected]> >> Date: 2005/09/07 Wed PM 11:15:45 EDT >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Re: [TXREDRIV] Hotel information (Clarksville) >> >> Drew, >> Did you get the Ross names that bought it and moved it and do you have >> a >> picture of it. The Gateway to Texas has a photo copy of it. I could >> scan >> an send to you if it would help. It is a huge 3 story Victorian Home. >> It >> was never a school but music lessons etc were given to individuals >> according >> state books and statements. >> Jim G >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 6:25 PM >> Subject: Re: Re: [TXREDRIV] Hotel information (Clarksville) >> >> >> > John and Jim, >> > >> > If you can give me a little more information on this home, I will see >> what I know or can dig up here in FW. There are many historical homes >> here, >> but I am not aware of any history that moved one here from Clarksville. >> > >> > Was this the hotel that you are referring to or a school as one person >> mentioned? Do you know any special connection to it that I might be able >> to >> connect with? If it is still standing, I bet I have seen it at some >> point >> and if not I will drive by and get some photos, this city ain't that big >> that I haven't been all over it. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Drew Slate >> > Fort Worth, tx >> > > >> > > From: "Jim Giddens" <[email protected]> >> > > Date: 2005/09/04 Sun PM 06:37:26 EDT >> > > To: [email protected] >> > > Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Hotel information (Clarksville) >> > > >> > > 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 >> > > >> > > >> > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > ============================== >> > > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >> > > New content added every business day. Learn more: >> > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >> > > >> > >> > >> > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== >> > >> > >> > >> > ============================== >> > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >> > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. 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