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As the original founders and settlers aged, died, or moved, a change became visible in the Arbor District. By 1900, “the professional persons, tradesmen and white-collar workers had begun to concentrate in the south-east, and to move to the upper-class
The division of these estates created an opportunity for new families to move into the district. E. E. Mitchell came to
The presence of faculty from the Southern Illinois Normal University also became pronounced in the neighborhood as professors from the college built large homes throughout the Arbor District. In 1887, Dr. Daniel Parkinson, built a home for his new wife at 401 West Walnut. Parkinson would later become president of the college. The Parkinson house was the largest home on
Professor Samuel Ingis moved his family to the Winne home at the corner of
George Washington Smith, Chairman of the history department at the Normal University, built a home described as a Queen Ann with colonial revival influences, at 605 West Walnut in 1901.
509 W. Walnut. E. E. Mitchell. c. 1897.
401 W. Walnut. Dr. Daniel Parkinson. c. 1887
Corner Main and Maple. Later 204 S. Maple and 20? S. Maple. Professor Samuel Ingis.
605 W. Walnut. George Washington Smith. 1901.
Source: Betty Mitchell, Carbondale: A Pictoral History
| Background In 2005-06, History undergraduate Christina Bearden-White worked as an Undergraduate Research Assistant for Jane Adams. Part of her work involved researching the history of the Arbor District. She wrote the account told here, along with the photographs. Jane Adams created the web pages from her work. Page 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Brush bio | 1869 map | 1898 map | Photographs Carbondale Historic Preservation Plan Register of Historic Places, Recommendations A Short History of Carbondale - City of Carbondale |
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