Phyllis Lavelle
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The Blackwater Crest House and the Dispersal of a Mining Estate
Blackwater Crest House was established in 1888 by Jonas Calder Whitmore, born 1841 in Pennsylvania, a mining investor and logistics…
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The Hollowmere House and the Quiet Unraveling of a Shipping Legacy
Hollowmere House was commissioned in 1890 by Edwin Carlisle Rourke, born 1843 in New York, a shipping magnate whose fortune…
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The Whitmore House and the Failure of a Timber Empire
Whitmore House was completed in 1892 for Augustus Henry Whitmore, born 1847 in Michigan, the son of a sawmill operator…
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The Ashcombe House and the Slow Ruin of a Land Speculator
Ashcombe House was built in 1893 by Edmund Charles Ashcombe, born 1848 in Ohio, a prosperous land speculator who accumulated…
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The Fairmarsh House and the Collapse of a River Trade Fortune
Fairmarsh House was completed in 1891 for Nathaniel George Fairmarsh, born 1844 in Illinois, a grain merchant and river transport…
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The Aldermere House and the Quiet Collapse of a Timber Survey Fortune
Aldermere House was completed in 1892 for Samuel Frederick Aldermere, born 1845 in Maine, a timber surveyor and forestry valuation…
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The Hollowmere House and the Quiet Dissolution of a Valley Survey Estate
The Hollowmere House was completed in 1891 for Daniel Mercer Hollowmere, born 1843 in northern Vermont, a land survey engineer…
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The Brinewatch House and the Quiet Dissolution of a Cliff Accounting Estate
The Brinewatch House was completed in 1890 for Charles Edwin Brinewatch, born 1842 in Cornwall, a coastal infrastructure surveyor and…
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The Ridgewater House and the Quiet Dissolution of a Slope Accounting Estate
The Ridgewater House was completed in 1891 for Elias Montgomery Ridgewater, born 1843 in Vermont, a land valuation surveyor and…
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The Ashenlake House and the Quiet Dissolution of a Lake Accounting Estate
The Ashenlake House was completed in 1890 for Henry Caldwell Ashen, born 1842 in northern Michigan, a freshwater commerce accountant…
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The Millwater House and the Quiet Dissolution of a River Accounting Estate
The Millwater House was completed in 1890 for Frederick Alden Millwater, born 1841 in upstate New York, a river transport…
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The Rowecliffe House and the Quiet Dissolution of a Coastal Shipping Ledger Office
The Rowecliffe House was completed in 1890 for Jonathan Elias Rowecliffe, born 1840 in Devon, a coastal shipping accountant and…
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