Warren Times Mirror from Warren, Pennsylvania • Page 8

Page 8 Werren. Times-Mirrof end Observer. August i. 1968 SCIENCE SKETCHES HERTZEL HOME BEFORE HISTORY OF STRUCTURE HERTZEL HOME BEING RAZED INTERNAL FORCES are literolly "tearing the globe's crust apart," and the pattern United States will be split into two continents separated by the Gulf of California, theorizes a University of Utah geophysicist. Hertzel Home Being Razed Under Urban Renewal Program SEVEN of every 10 adult Americans are estimated to be tive heart donors, a recent poll reports.

Upon projection, this would indicate that about 80 million individuals would be willing to have their heart or other vital organs donated to medical science after death. By FRANKLIN R. HOFF Demolition of the former Hertzel residence on Second avenue adjacent to the Conewango Club started Tuesday under an Urban Renewal to provide the town with more parking facllittes. Dr, William Cashman, local historian, has provided a thumbnail history of the structure on this event which is much deplored by some residents of the community who feel that historic homes of fine architecture Surprising How Many Brides Prefer DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RINGS Love at First Sight! 18K gold mountings by notable designers. Quality diamonds of superior brilliance to others in their price class.

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Something different in brilliant diamond. $235 Orange Blossom Engagement Rings are exclusive to Darling's in Warren should be preserved. Cashman, who has made a careful study of fine old homes of the town and county, and has given pleasure to many with his slide talks on them, says the house was built by a man named Arnett in 1862. The cost at that time was $6,500 a considerable sum for a house in those days, more than a century ago. Arnett was an orphan, and came to America from Strasbourg in Alsace-Lorraine, in 1834.

At 16 years of age, he was one of the historic group of immigrants from Germany and that region who settled in Warren at that early date. Cashman says Arnett was chief instigator In the project of building the present First Lutheran church on the corner of East street and Third avenue. The Lutherans had previously worshipped in a frame building on East street, between Fourth and Fifth avenue, now a duplex occupied by Sheridan Brown. Young Arnett became very successful. He owned a store in Warren, and later became an associate judge in the Warren County Court.

He also owned all the mills that flourished on the Island, later occupied by Photos By Mel Mansfield the Pisco Company, and presently the home of the Loranger company and the new A and store. Arnett built the house in 1862. In 1866 he was mayor of Warren. Cashman's research shows Arnett also owned the house that stood on the site of the present brick building, occupied by Shop, and owned by Donald Smith also scheduled to be razed in the present urban renewal project. The residence was sold by Arnett to Dr, Hazeltine, who built the present brick structure in 1875.

This was occupied by the old Warren Trust Company, which was merged later with the old Warren Savings Bank. Second floor offices were occupied for many years by Drs. E. D. McKee and Dr.

McDonald, eye, ear, nose and throat specialists. Later tte Floridin offices were located in the building, including its research laboratories, until head- quarters of this Warren corporation were moved to Florida. Dr. Cashman finds Arnett, in 1866, bought some mills at Hor- nellsvUle, N.Y., which today is known as Hornell. He died there tliat same year.

In that year Andrew Hertzel bought the Second avenue residence. The Hertzel family lived continuously in the house for 99 years, until the passing of Roy Hertzel in 1965. Many visiting architects and historians have admired the building in recent years, and it was hoped it could be preserved. NOTHING SALVAGED Dr. WiUiam Cashman has a color slide of the picture of Arnett, which he uses in his slide show depicting historic homes in northwestern and Western New York.

The Warren County Historical Society has of the Hertzel residence in its archives, among historic homes. The society also has a picture of Mr. Arnett, who built it. WANT ADS DIAL 723-1400 "PEOPLE'S MARKET PLACE" Eor PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING LEVINSON BROTHERS.