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PlaqueID
701
Building Name
Thomas
Smith
House
Address
420
S
.
Front
Street
Plaque Text
Italianate
style
house
built
by
Thomas
H
.
Smith
(1833-1887)
,
grocer
,
native
of
England
.
Bought
in
1892
by
Rachel
Letchfield
Gore
(1833-1914)
. Her
son
Albert
Gore
(1858-1895)
,
merchant
; and
wife
,
Bessie
Ledford
(1865-1934)
,
lived
here.
Bessie
,
who
later
married
Cuthbert
Martin
(1875-1922)
,
occupied
the
house
until
1934
.
Bessie
Martin
was a
prominent
civic
leader
.
Building Date
1874
Building Date Range
0
Style
Italianate
Renovated Date
0
2nd Renovated Date
0
3rd Renovated Date
0
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