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1. 34_72_114-116 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 350 Morphy Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. Built in 1924 and enlarged in 1946. This building is located in the Downtown Fairhope Historic District. See 34_71_001-127 for all buildings in this District or search "Downtown Fairhope HIstoric District." The church at 350 Morphy Avenue was the congregation's second church building. In August 1924, it opened for services in the new wh...

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2. 40_37_001-003 - Newspaper Article

   Two newspaper artilcles about the Beiser family in Fairhope, Alabama. "Beiser Englewood Villa part of 'forgotten Fairhope'" by Louis Zadnicheck published c. 2006 in the Fairhope Courier newspaper. This history of the Felix and Rosamond Beiser family with photographs of the family home, called "Englewood Villa." The house was located where the Fairhope First Baptist Church stands today. Another article, "Beiser's contributions honored in ...

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3. Beiser-0003-0004 - Photograph, Digital

   Photographs of Englewood Villa, the home of Felix W. Beiser and Rosamond Jung Beiser c.1935. The house was located on South Section Street in Fairhope, Alabama in the 300 block. Mr. and Mrs. Beiser and family moved to Fairhope from Loxley, Alabama in 1920 and purchased this home. They lived there until 1955 when they sold the property to the Fairhope First Baptist Church. According to information on the back of this photo, Englewood Villa s...

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4. Beiser-0007 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph of the pond on the north side of Englewood Villa, the home of the Felix W. Beiser family from 1920-1955 in Fairhope, Alabama. From the Beiser Photograph Collection of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives

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5. Beiser-0013 - Photograph, Digital

   Photographs dated May 9, 1938 of the wedding of Helene Beiser and Gavin Hunter held on the grounds of the Beiser family home, Englewood Villa, in Fairhope, Alabama. From the Beiser Photograph Collection of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives

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6. Beiser-0014 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph dated 1942 of Theodore Ralph Beiser (aka Buddy Beiser) and his mother Rosamond Jung Beiser on the grounds of Englewood Villa, the family home in Fairhope, Alabama. U. S. Army Air Corps Lt. Beiser served as a B-17 bomber pilot flying 37 missions in the European Theater during World War II. From the Beiser Photograph Collection of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. Beiser-0016 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph dated 1947 of Mrs. Rosamond Jung Beiser at her home, Englewood Villa in Fairhope, Alabama, folding clothes on wash day in the wintertime. From the Beiser Photograph Collection of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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8. Beiser-0017 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph dated 1922 of the Beiser children and two neighbors on the front porch steps of Englewood Villa in the 300 block of South Section Street in Fairhope, Alabama. Felix W. Beiser and Rosamond Jung Beiser had six children: Marie Elsa Beiser Redditt (nickname Ricki) 1909-1985 She is not pictured in this photo Carl William Beiser 1911-1982 (holding baby Theodore Ralph "Buddy" Beiser, 1921-2011) Helene Ruth Beiser Hunter 1916-2010 Two...

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9. Beiser-0018 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph dated 1923 of five of the six Beiser children on the back steps of their house in Fairhope, Alabama. The house, called Englewood Villa, sat at the 300 block of South Section Street where the First Baptist Church campus is now located. Felix W. Beiser, president of Wheeler Mercantile in Fairhope, and his wife Rosamond Jung Beiser moved their family to this house in 1920 from Loxley, Alabama. The property was sold in 1955 to the First...

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Beiser-0020-0021 - Photograph, Digital

    Brochure titled "Building Through Tithing" published by the First Baptist Church in 1955. The church was raising funds to build a new sanctuary on property purchased for $32,800 from Felix W. Beiser. The Beiser family lived on the property at the 300 block of South Section Street in Fairhope, called Englewood Villa, from 1920 to 1955. From the Beiser Photograph Collection of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. FMH_0508 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph of the 300 block of South Section Street in Fairhope, Alabama, c.late-1950s. The car in the foreground sits on the east side of Section Street. The new First Baptist Church building is seen on the right. The Baptist congregation in Fairhope dates to the early 1900s, and this is the third church built by the Baptists as they kept up with their growing number of parishioners. The land for this church was acquired in 1955 from Felix...

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12. FMH-A0005b - Audio, Digital

    Second part of an interview (audio) dated 1998. Mary Lois Timbes-Adshead interviews life-long friends Helene Beiser Hunter and Evalyn Berglin Porter for background research for her books "Meet Me at the Butterfly Tree" and "Fair Hope of Heaven." Kenneth C. Cain joins the conversation for a few minutes around the midway point. Approximately 48 minutes. Part 1 is FMH-A0005a. Topics include homes, hotels and businesses, social and atheletic acti...

    Record Type: Archives and Videos