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1. 1901_Courier_Page_037 - Photograph, Digital

   Photographs printed in the March 15, 1901 Fairhope Courier newspaper of the Fairhope House Hotel, the home of William J. de la Mare, the water tank and Mershon Brothers store, Fairhope Avenue, Jackson's Oak, the Fairhope Wharf and A. H. Mershon's house. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Courier Collection.

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. 1902_Courier_Page_017 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph of Dr. C. L. Mershon's house in Fairhope, Alabama published in the February 1, 1902 Fairhope Courier. A much better image has been added to the Archives collection. It appears in a promotional brochure titled "Fairhope on Mobile Bay" dated 1915. The full brochure is available at PMG-4057-4092. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Courier Collection.

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. 1902_Courier_Page_041 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph of "White Gables," built in 1902 and the residence of Dr. Harris S. Greeno in Fairhope, Alabama. Published in the March 15, 1902 Fairhope Courier. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Courier Collection.

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. 1902_Courier_Page_186 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph and description of the residence of A. H. Mershon in Fairhope, Alabama. This image is from the back of the house looking north. The front of the house faces Magnolia Avenue near the intersection with Sections Street. Published in the December 15, 1902 edition of the Fairhope Courier. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Courier Collection.

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. 1903_Courier_Page_142 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph of the residence of Nathaniel Mershon on Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama as printed in the September 15, 1903 Fairhope Courier. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Courier Collection.

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. 1904_Courier_Page_025 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph published in the February 15, 1904 Fairhope Courier of the "Business Center of Fairhope." The photo is looking east on Fairhope Avenue showing Mrs. Anne B. Call's Millinery, Dry Goods and Ladies' Furnishings store, the Mershon Brothers' Merchandising Store, Clement L. Coleman's residence (before he moved to Ingleside Street) the Fairhope Exchange and residence of George Steenstra and family, the Brown . The Frank L. Brown block, Fai...

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. 1904_Courier_Page_033 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph, including an article, of The Fairhope House Hotel published in the March 1, 1904 edition of the Fairhope Courier. George M. Bancroft built the hotel in 1896 and with his wife Delia Knowles Bancroft, operated it. M. V. Watros was the manager of the hotel at the time this picture was taken where the nightly room rate was $2 or $7-$8 a week as reported in the July 1, 1904 Courier. The photograph which was used for the Fairhope Cour...

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. 1904_Courier_Page_089 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph of the approach to Marie Howland's residence called "The Pines" published in the June 15, 1904 Fairhope Courier. Mrs. Howland frequently wrote of her flowers, produce and grapes and fruit trees under the canopy of long-leaf pines. The picture is titled "In the Flower Garden, at "The Pines." Another copy of this picture from a postcard is available at FSTC-1561-1562. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Cou...

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. 1905_Courier_Page_032 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph with description of The Fairhope House hotel from the January 27, 1905 Courier. This is a clearer image of 1904_Courier_Page_033 and with a different description. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Courier Collection.

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. 1905_Courier_Page_193 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph in the June 23, 1905 Courier of houses built in 1905 on Fels Avenue by the Fairhope Improvement Company. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Courier Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. 1905_Courier_Page_289 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph printed in the September 15, 1905 Fairhope Courier of the home of Samuel H. Comings and Lydia Jane Newcomb Comings in Fairhope, Alabama. The house, on the corner of Fairhope Avenue and Church Street, was formerly owned by Mrs. Carrie P. Sykes. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Courier Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. 1905_Courier_Page_382 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph printed in the Special Winter Resort Edition of the Fairhope Courier on December 1, 1905 showing Fairhope Tailor George Steenstra posing outside his shop on Fairhope Avenue just east of Section Street. Mr. Steenstra was one of a number of Dutch people referred to as "The Hollanders" who came to early Fairhope from Holland via Paterson, N. J. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Courier Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. 1906_Courier_Page_105 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph and description printed in the April 6, 1906 Fairhope Courier of the home of John Zurhorst. This house is located on Fels Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama and was constructed by Charles Littlefield (Littlefied Concrete Company) and the Mershon Merchandising Company. See another picture of this house after it was occupied: DBJ-0895 From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Courier Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    
14. 1906_Courier_Page_249 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph published in the August 10, 1906 edition of the Fairhope Courier of the residence of Ben Fischer. C. E. Littlefield supplied the concrete bricks for this house. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Courier Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. 1906_Courier_Page_257 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph and description of the P. Y. Albright house on Magnolia Avenue as printed in the August 17, 1906 edition of the Fairhope Courier. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Courier Collection.

    Record Type: Photo

    
16. 1906_Courier_Page_346 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph and article

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. 34_50_046 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph of the A. O. Berglin home in Fairhope, Alabama. This was located at the southeast corner of Church Street and Fairhope Avenue and built in 1901. The family's meat market "Berglin The Butcher" was on the bottom floor. The house was moved to the corner of Church Street and De La Mare (the southern corner of their FSTC lease) in 1916. Berglin got out of the meat business in 1905, and in 1908 started the Fairhope Creamery in the form...

    Record Type: Photo

    
18. 34_67_001-005 - Brochures

    Brochure, no date (probably c.1980-2000), published by the Historic Fairhope Preservation Committee, titled "A Place in Time: Reflections on Fairhope's Unique Homes." Includes an overview of the types of houses built in Fairhope, Alabama, with pictures. Black and white. From the Fairhope Public Library Collection and the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

    Record Type: Archives and Videos

    
19. 34_67_001-048 - Brochures

    Brochures of Historic Homes Tours in Fairhope, Alabama from 1998-2012 (a few years are missing or the event was not held). Includes addresses and information about these homes. Also includes a brochure titles "A Place in Time: Reflections on Fairhope's Unique Homes," as well as two newspaper clippings about the tours. Note: Each Home Tour brochure in this PDF file has been separately cataloged and can be accessed as follows: Insert "histo...

    Record Type: Archives and Videos

    
20. 34_67_006-007 - Brochures

    Brochure about a Historic Homes Tour in Fairhope, Alabama. The event was a walking tour of four homes on the bayfront and was held on May 17, 1998. The following homes were on the tour and are keyword searchable by street address on this site): Potts Home at 455 South Mobile Street Liberty Cottage at 730 South Mobile Street Wood-Carrigan Home at 19137 Scenic Highway 98 Metzger-Smith Home at 19087 Scenic Highway 98 Information about ...

    Record Type: Archives and Videos