This gorgeous Italianate building, designed by Francis Marion Ellis and paid for with the Tarr Family's $2 million (over $35 million today) in revenue from the Oil Boom, was a testament to oil's influence in our region and the nation as a whole. The Tarrs were one of our country's first oil barons and their home of over 12,000 square feet will stand the test of time to become the self-sustaining Crawford County Historical Society's headquarters and history center!
Sunday, August 7, 2016
Shadows of the Past
This gorgeous Italianate building, designed by Francis Marion Ellis and paid for with the Tarr Family's $2 million (over $35 million today) in revenue from the Oil Boom, was a testament to oil's influence in our region and the nation as a whole. The Tarrs were one of our country's first oil barons and their home of over 12,000 square feet will stand the test of time to become the self-sustaining Crawford County Historical Society's headquarters and history center!
Labels:
1860's,
Family Histories,
Local Historical Figures,
Local Industry,
Meadville,
Tarr Mansion,
The Oil Boom
Location:
Meadville, PA 16335, USA
Saturday, July 30, 2016
Fire Rode the Flood: Disaster in the Oil Region
A boy sits among the debris in Titusville |
Labels:
1890's,
Little Known Facts,
Local Industry,
Meadville,
Spartansburg,
The Oil Boom,
Titusville
Location:
Titusville, PA 16354, USA
Sunday, July 17, 2016
Eleanor Davies and Recollections of Life at the Baldwin-Reynolds House
The Baldwin-Reynolds visible from the pond in the spring months |
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In 1939 when I was living in Shaker Heights, [Ohio] and dating Joseph Bainer of Cleveland, I was invited to come to Meadville and meet his parents and his sister, Mary and niece, Nancy. I was 19 and we went to see Gone with the Wind.
Labels:
1930's,
1940's,
Baldwin-Reynolds House,
Family Histories,
Meadville
Location:
Meadville, PA 16335, USA
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