Hutch Post, in partnership with Steve Harmon and the Conard-Harmon Collection, is proud to present Throwback Thursday. Enjoy a weekly release from Steve Harmon as he presents the "Hutch - Then & Now Collection."
STEVE HARMON
Hutch Post Contributor
Today's "Throwback Thursday Collection" takes us to the 300 block of West 19th on the north side.
In about 1921, Charles Carey (Emerson's son), who was the general manager, secretary and treasurer of the Central Fibre Products Co. (Paperboard Mill), decided to build a huge stone home at 300 W. 19th Ave. The first photo shows the front (south side) of that home, named the Carey Mansion.
The second photo shows the home in a winter scene.
In 1943, Charles and Alice decided to build a home in Willowbrook with the rest of the Carey clan. But finding a succeeding buyer for the high-maintenance-cost home proved difficult.
In 1944, mansion ownership shifted over to St. Elizabeth's Hospital, which converted it into the nun's home and the St. Elizabeth's Hospital School of Nursing. The third photo shows the mansion during that time frame.
The fourth photo is an aerial showing the huge area plat that the mansion took up in about 1950.
That ownership continued until 1954, but maintenance costs were still overwhelming and the mansion was razed. The property was subdivided into four parcels. Homes were built on two of those parcels by Ray Dillon and Nation Meyer. The fifth photo shows two-of-the-four properties: 310 W. 19th, owned by Sara & Wiggins Zandre, and 300 W. 19th, owned by Val LaClair.
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Throwback Thursday is brought to you by:
Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce
STRATACA Kansas Underground Salt Museum
Anchor Inn and Anchor Away