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Tour of Dows Street Historic District
VI. THE VANOURNY HOMES
On the north side of Dows Street on the block between State Street and Walker
Street are two imposing houses built in the late 1910's in the Colonial Revival
style by Martin Vanorny, rural mail carrier (1505 Dows Street), and his uncle
Charles Vanorny, a retired farmer (1585 Dows Street). Such showplace
residences were often built on main traffic corridors.
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Looking west on Dows St., Martin Vanorny
home, far left; Charles Vanorny home
with porch, 1585 Dows St.
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The same view in 2004; the Martin
Vanorny home,
far left. The Charles Vanorny home on right is
partially hidden by a tree.
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Martin Vanorny home in 2004
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The Charles Vanorny home in 2004.
The porches have been removed on both homes.
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All told, there are eleven Dows Street buildings on the two block stretch
between State Street and Main Street designated in the National Register of Historic places as the Ely Commercial
(Dows Street) Historic
District. They do not tell the whole story of our history; an even greater
variety of businesses existed, not least of which was a substantial depot; but
the buildings no longer stand. Also missing from this brief account are
the names, family relationships, churches and other community organizations that
contributed to the growth of the area.
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