Showing posts with label Forsyth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Forsyth. Show all posts
Monday, August 17, 2026

Irvington Intersection Then and Now

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     Renowned artist, William Forsyth, and his family used to live on the southeast corner of East Washington Street and Emerson Avenue with...
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Wednesday, January 1, 2025

In Search of Herbert E. Fouts: Artist, Illustrator, Designer

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      Nearly twenty years ago, I purchased a painting called Pool in Irvington (1921) from an online auction site. I knew little about the a...
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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Local Artist and His Wife Moved to Maine

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      Recently, while perusing some historic postcards in a local antique mall, I came across a brief note on stationery postmarked on May 2...
Thursday, December 16, 2021

Brown's Hill Was a Popular Sledding Site

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     Newspaper publisher Hilton U. Brown and his wife Jennie Hannah Brown purchased five acres of land on the southwest corner of East Washi...
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Monday, June 18, 2012

Clifton Wheeler--Noted Artist, Muralist, Teacher

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For the past several days, we have been celebrating the centennial anniversary of 5317 Lowell Avenue.  Clifton and Hilah Drake Wheeler built...
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Friday, June 15, 2012

The Wheeler Home Celebrates 100 Years!

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One hundred years ago this summer, builders broke ground for a beautiful home at 5317 Lowell Avenue in 1912.   George E. Hoagland (1872-1959...
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Sunday, February 13, 2011

William Forsyth--Irvington artist

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William Forsyth (1854-1935) was one of Irvington's most talented residents. A prominent local artist, Forsyth and his family dwelled ...
Monday, November 8, 2010

Girlfriends at Forsyth Home

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Artist and director of the Herron Art School, William Forsyth (1854-1935), lived at 15 South Emerson Avenue. He maintained a studio at his...