Simpson's Leader-Times from Kittanning, Pennsylvania • Page 52

UBFOUR DAILY LEADEHrTIMEg COMMUNITY EDITION EYNOLDS HOUSE CORNER SOLD FOR $294 Lot On North McKean Brought Fancy Price Of $9.25 Back In 1803 LAID OUT Some wonderful idea of the wonderful increase in the valuation of Kittaning real estate is gleaned from tbe record of the prices paid for lots when the town was laid out in 1803. Lot No. 125, corner of Market and streets', now the Eagle Hotel property, sold for $280. Lot No. 121, corner of Market and Jefferson streets, now the Reynolds House property, sold for $294.

Lot No. 123, northeast corner of Market and McKean streets, on which and the adjacent lots was the body of the old Indian town destroyed by Col. Armstrong and his force, $100. Lot No. 152, third above Jacob, on the west side df Jefferson street, $72.

Lot No. 163, northwest corner of Water and Jacob streets, $106. Lot No. 207, second above Mulberry street, west side of Jefferson street, $15. Lot No.

211, northwest corner of Water and Mulberry streets. $80. Lot No. 248, northeast corner of Walnut and McKean streets, S71.12 1 Lot No. 119, second above Market street, west side of McKean, $9.25.

Lot No. 84, corner of Arch and McKean streets, $34. Out Lots, No. 5, $37; No. 12 and 15, each $34; No.

19, $27; No. 25, $31 This Is What $294 Bought In Kittanning Away Back In 1803 This is a good view of the Reynolds House block that is referred ID in the accompanying story. The picture was taken some years ago when the Reynolds Hotel still occupied most of the building. The hotel for a long period of time was recognized as Kittanning headquarters for many travelers. Charles R.

Moesta, President Kittanning Kiwanis Club 19 Houses On Water Street 70 Years Ago In I860 there were nineteen dwellings and business houses on Water street, Kittanning, two of which were brick. Jacob Truby's Simsmlth's shop on lot No. 17; Henry Rouse's cooper shop on lot No. 25; William Reynolds' Leather shop on lot No. 93; Samuel McKee's saddler's shop on lot No.

1551; Joseph Erwin's Inn in the stone house built by David Lawson in 1808-9, on the southwest corner of Jacob and Water streets, afterwards owned by Miss Amanda Colwell; Robert Robinson's store and post office were on lot No. 193 on what is known as the Slaymaker and Bowman property; and an inn kept by Walter Sloan on lot No. 121, later owned by Darwin Phelps. There were not any buildings on Jefierson street above the public alley between David Patterson's and St. John's Lutheran church property.

Thence down to the lower end of the town there were twenty- three dwellings and business houses, two of which, including the court house, were brick. John Gillespy's shoe shop was at the southeast corner of Arch and Jefferson streets; the Columbian printing office on the old court house square; William. Small's tailor shop anc Hugh Rogers' hat shop were at the (Continued on Page Eight) Kittanning At The Beginning Was A Town Four Streets of Ut TZnn of Kiffa ffl.j 1. -1 1 5 tv S. ri 5 X.

'sS K. i a K. I fe 1 'K 3. 81 1 53 Kittanning's original streets were Water, JeSerson, McKean and Back, extending northeastwardly and southeaatwardly, parallel to the Allegheny river which intersected at angles by High, Vine. Arch, Jacob, Mulberry and Walnut streets.

The original names of all the streets are still retained except- ing Back which by act of March 24, 1868, was changed to Grant avenue. The public alleys, laid out when the streets were, are twelve feet wide, three of which are parallel with the river and are Intersected at right angles by six others. As late as July 1824, the streets were far from being In a perfect condition for either health or convenience. McKean street was a gully for years afterwards, and so deep that persons lettting on benches or chairs on the sidewalks of Market below Jefferson street, could not sec persons traveling along McKean street, owing in part to ridge of moderate height which craved Market street, between MoKMix and Jeffewon rtreets, naw where the city now Ss. That part of JeSeraon between Market and Anh otrveta, wu covered with water in Jnly IWt There WM a pond on McKean street betneta Jacob and Mulberry aod aaotbv pond on tha flame between Arch and Market etraetiu UM town cooncil ordered theett fepabed bid: until the veve paved they were aome- ttaee te a very bad condition.

Compliments KITTANNING BRICK FIRE CLAY COMPANY S. C. MARTIN, President.