Colorized image of Chillicothe Street in Portsmouth. The Ohio Valley Bank is on the right located at the intersection of 6th (Sixth) and Chillicothe, 519. Then, W. A. Pepper at 517 Chillicothe.
Image of the Kricker Building which held Graham's Business College, Portsmouth city offices, grocery, bank, jeweler, and many other business. It was located at 815 Gallia Street facing Government Square (the Esplanade). Built by George Kricker in 1893, it was also known as the City Building.
Framed image of Gallia Street in Portsmouth, a cornered view of Government Square (the Gallia Street Esplanade). The Government Building (Kricker Building) is shown facing Gallia Street Esplanade. The Chamber of Commerce, Portsmouth City Offices, a bank, grocery, jeweler, business college, and many other businesses were located in this building built by George Kricker in 1893.
Sepia toned photo image of Gallia Square in Portsmouth. Gallia Square or Government Square was located where Gallia Street meets Chillicothe Street or where the Esplanade is now. The three story brick building at the left is the Kricker Building built by George Kricker in 1893. It held the Portsmouth City Offices, a bank, a grocer, a jeweler, business college and other businesses.
Colorized image of the City Hospital. In 1870, the city of Portsmouth purchased this two story brick house from Thomas Dugan for $5,000.00 for use as the City Hospital. It was located on what was then called Chillicothe-Pike (Scioto Trail). Four years later the building became a children's home. In 1907 it was re-opened as Hempstead Hospital. After a third floor and two wings were added in 1923, the building looked much different. The name was changed to Portsmouth General Hospital in 1925, and Scioto Memorial Hospital in 1964 until the new hospital was built on Twenty-Seventh (27th) Street. This building was razed in 2006.
Colorized photo image of the new Hempstead Hospital which opened in 1908. In February of 1870, the city opened a hospital called City Hospital in this building. It was located on three acres of ground on the west side of what was then called Chillicothe Pike (Scioto Trail). Four years later the hospital was turned into a Children's Home. In 1907, the City Council decided to re-open the City Hospital but changed the name to Hempstead Hospital named for Dr. Giles Hempstead. The addition of a third floor and two wings in 1923 greatly changed the appearance. The name was changed to Portsmouth General Hospital in 1925, and Scioto Memorial in 1964. This building was razed in 2006.
Colorized image of the Portsmouth General Hospital. In 1923, a third floor and and two wings greatly changed the appearance of the Hempstead Hospital located at 2001 Scioto Trail. It was renamed the Portsmouth General Hospital in 1925. It became Scioto Memorial Hospital in 1964 and moved to Twenty-Seventh (27th) Street in 1968. This building was razed in 2006.
Image of the Park Hospital. The hospital was established on May 2, 1902 when local physicians Dr. S. S. Halderman and Dr. J. S. Rardin opened a facility for the care of the sick and injured. It could comfortably care for twenty patients and was located 44 East Ninth (9th) Street facing Tracy Park. In 1908 it merged with Hempstead Hospital on Scioto Trail.
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Colorized image of Mercy Hospital. Mercy Hospital was opened July 15, 1921 with twenty-seven beds in the expanded Baron family homestead on Kinney's Lane. In January 1923 construction of the new five story 50-bed hospital was begun. After additions and expansions in the 50's and 60's, the building was razed in 2001.
Colorized image of the Scioto County Children's Home in Portsmouth, Ohio. The building was built in 1876 on Grant Street property that now is part of Mound Park. It closed in 1921 when Hillcrest Children's home opened in Wheelersburg.
Colorized image of the inside of the inside of the Bigelow M. E. Church located at 415 Washington Street since 1858. Bigelow was named after Russell H. Bigelow, 1793-1835. He was a Methodist circuit rider, missionary to Indians, and chaplain of Ohio Penitentiary. As of 1984, the non-denominational congregation is known as Bigelow Church
