colorized photo image of red brick Castle Hall, Magnolia Lodge, Knights of Pythias, at the corner of Washington and Fourth (4th) Streets, building has a church-like steeple
colorized photo image of Bond Street School at Fourth (4th) & Bond Streets. Built for $9,117.00, twelve rooms served elementary students from 1906 to 1939. Razed in 1948 for the construction of Albers Supermarket.
Black and white photo looking south toward the Masonic Temple at the northwest corner of Chillicothe and Fourth (4th) Streets in the 1913 flood when the Bragdon Dry Goods Company was located in the building. This Masonic Temple was built in 1906 and partially destroyed by fire in December 1925. It was rebuilt to only four floors and became Kobackers Department Store in 1928. The building was vacant from 1971 to 1981 when it was acquired by Desco Credit Union.
Colored image showing the old stone Post Office at the corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets and the red brick city building or Kricker Building facing the Gallia Street Esplanade or Government Square as it was known then. This view is looking north from the previous Masonic Temple at the northwest corner of Chillicothe and Fourth (4th) Streets.
Black & white photo of a man with a horse drawn cart lettered U.S. Laundry Co. of Fourth (4th) Street. The 1910 - 1911 Portsmouth city directory lists the United States Laundry Co at 24 E Fourth (4th) street.
Sepia photo of the Opera House with several people on sidewalks. This photo shows part of the Wilhelm Opera House built by John Wilhelm and opened in 1870 at the corner of Fourth (4th) and Court Streets. It closed in 1899 and was later made into apartments known as the Wilhelmette Flats.
Colored image of the Grand Opera House at the north east corner of Chillicothe and Fourth (4th) Streets. It was built in 1895 and damaged by fire in 1914, but was rebuilt and known for many years as the Kresge Store.
