| The Original
Town of Luther was platted in 1898 and covered the 16 block area shown
at the upper left-hand corner of the map. It includes today's
business district, but few houses and little of it was covered in the 1966
sketch.
In the chart below, occupants are listed for 1966, street names are current,
and the house
numbers shown in red were taken from the 1955 telephone book.
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Original Town Site - Block 1 |
| Canada Lumber Co. Storage |
Facing 1st Street. |
| Rogers Service Station |
11 S 1 |
| Moore, John |
Facing 1st Street. 13
W 3 |
| Country Inn Cafe |
Built in the 60s |
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| Original Town Site - Block 2 |
| Canada Lumber & Hardware |
Facing 1st Street. 8 W 3 |
| Weber, Lawrence |
Facing Ash. Probably built by the father
of W. B. Eldridge. |
| Hennessey, Charles & Grace |
Facing Ash. |
| Weber, Arthur |
Facing Ash. Originally built Susan
& Thomas Babb. |
| Brick Hotel |
Northwest corner of Ash and South 2nd Street |
| ? |
Small house west of the Brick Hotel, facing
South 2nd Street. |
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Original Town Site - Block 3 |
| Cook, Herman & Evelyn |
Southwest corner of Ash and South 2nd Street,
facing Ash. Earlier occupied by Roy & Helen Hayes. |
| Elson, Lewis & Olive |
Facing Ash. Lewis is listed on the 1900
census, probably living here. 3 S 6 |
| Engel, Mike & Mary |
Facing Ash. Earlier occupied by Hosea &
Bernice Norman. 105 E 1 |
| Catholic Church |
Facing Ash. |
| ? |
West of the Catholic Church, facing South 3rd
Street. |
| ? |
On northeast corner of Main & South 3rd
Street, facing Main. |
| ? |
Facing South Main Street/Hogback |
| ? |
Facing South Main Street/Hogback. Ross
& Cecile Lovell lived there from 1914 to about 1920 |
| ? |
On the corner of Main & South 2nd Street,
facing South 2nd. Perisho, Dr. J. A. & Tessa were on 1900 census, probably in this
house. Later occupied by O'Neals. |
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Original Town Site - Block 4 |
| Wagoner, Grover & Anna |
On the southwest corner of Ash and South 3rd
Street. Earlier had belonged to Rev. Downs and his wife Minnie
Belle. After her death in 1936, it was willed to the First Christian
Church for use as a parsonage. |
| Stephens, Green |
Facing Ash. |
| Boyd, |
Facing Ash. |
| McGraw, Homer |
Facing Ash. 210 N 7 |
| Doster, Joe & Daisy |
Facing South Main. |
| Graham, |
Facing South Main. |
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Original Town Site - Block 5 |
| Wilburn |
Facing South Main. |
| ? |
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| ? |
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Original Town Site - Block 6 |
| Church |
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| Watson, Ted |
Facing South Main. |
| Kemp, |
Facing South Main. |
| Armstrong, Isaac & Corrine |
Facing South Main. 105
S 2 |
| Armstrong, J. T. & Daisy |
Facing South Main. 101
S 2 |
| ? |
On the southeast corner of South 2nd Street and
Apple |
| ? |
Facing Apple |
| ? |
Facing Apple |
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Original Town Site - Block 7 |
| Business District |
No homes |
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Original Town Site - Block 8 |
| Moore, Minnie |
Facing First Street |
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| Original Town Site - Block
9 |
| ? |
Facing First Street |
| ? |
Northeast corner of First & Beech |
| ? |
Facing Beech |
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Original Town Site - Block 10 |
| ? |
Facing First Street |
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Original Town Site - Block 11 |
| ? |
Facing Apple |
| ? |
Facing Apple |
| ? |
Facing Apple |
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| Original Town Site - Block
12 |
| ? |
Facing Apple |
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Original Town Site - Block 13 |
| ? |
Facing South 4th Street |
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Original Town Site - Block 14 |
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Original Town Site - Block 15 |
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Original Town Site - Block 16 |
| ? |
Facing Beech |
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We've
undoubtedly missed some families
and some of these dates are only wild guesses, but with the map to jog memories
we hope to fill in the blanks and identify the families who lived in houses that weren't on the
sketch. If you have more pieces to contribute to the puzzle, please write Sharon
McAllister. |