Colorized image of the building looking north on Chillicothe Street. The second Masonic Temple in Portsmouth, built in 1906 at the northwest corner of Chillicothe and Fourth (4th) Streets, was partially destroyed by fire in December of 1925. It was rebuilt to only four floors and became Kobackers Department Store in 1928. In 1981 it was acquired by Desco Credit Union.
Colorized illustrated image of the building at the south east corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets. This is the first half completed in 1912. In about 1924 an identical addition was added on the south side where the Lyric Theater had stood.
Colorized image of the school building on the northwest corner of Fourth (4th) & Bond Streets. The twelve rooms served elementary students from 1906 to 1939. It was razed in 1948 for the construction of Albers Supermarket.
Colorized image of the Second Presbyterian Church interior at Eighth (8th) and Waller Streets. After the success of the First Presbyterian Church, the Second Presbyterian Church was constructed at Waller and Eighth (8th) Streets in 1875. On December 3, 1911, the new building of "Humellstown Brownstone" was dedicated at the same location. The post mark date of 1915 indicates this view is the inside of the 1911 building.
Black and white photo image of the steamboat The Cincinnati. From the Portsmouth Daily Times, Monday April 7, 1924: "New Steamer Cincinnati Makes Trip From Pittsburgh to Queen City in 40 Hours. The Ohio river Steamer Cincinnati broke previous river records in her trip from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati, arriving here today. The boat made the trip in forty hours and averaged 20 miles an hour. The best previous time was a little more than 48 hours. The Cincinnati passed down here Sunday evening at 10 o'clock."
Colorized photomechanical print of Holy Redeemer church at 1325 Gallia Street. The Holy Redeemer Church was founded when a need arose for the separation of the English and German-speaking congregations. In 1853 the Irish Catholic congregation built their first Holy Redeemer building on Sixth (6th) Street. This building on Gallia Street was constructed in 1905.
