This lovely little house is, according to a legend on the back of the postcard, "The Parsonage/Merrillville, Ind."
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While we have noticed a house on 73rd Avenue (south side of the road, west of Madison) that looks quite similar, I don't know for certain it's the same house and so I chose not to do a then-and-now.
The message on the back is from an old acquaintance, Silas E. Zuvers, who in the early years of the 20th century taught at the Ainsworth school.
His obituary, from the Hobart News of August 17, 1916:
Additional related items from the Lake County Star (courtesy of Alice Smedstad):
Saturday, April 27, 2013
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Hello! Was @ the museum further reorganizing the bookcase and found a picture of the Zuver's house...will try to remember which file it was in and copy it for you!
Cool!
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