1960: Historic Lane House
This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 1st edition, 1981, depicting the history of the city and the university. From page 195: For more than a century, the Lane House occupied this corner at Thach Avenue and Co...
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Auburn The Loveliest Village Collection |
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Auburn photographs Auburn (Ala.); Auburn University; Architecture -- Alabama; College buildings -- Alabama; Auburn University -- Buildings; Dwellings -- Alabama; Geography & Environment -- Human Environment -- Cities and Towns; History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction; History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era; History -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil Rights; History -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil Rights; Arts & Literature -- Architecture; |
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This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 1st edition, 1981, depicting the history of the city and the university. From page 195: For more than a century, the Lane House occupied this corner at Thach Avenue and College Street .... Former Confederate General James H. Lane, a professor of civil engineering and drawing, bought the house and its grounds in 1884 for $1,200. Lane's daughter, Kate Lane, deeded the property to the University in 1960 for $150,000. The house was to be torn down to make way for a new library, but the Woman's Club of Auburn bought it and had it moved to Sanders Street. ... Besides saving the historic landmark, the club completed a quest that had begum almost from its founding in 1919 for a permanent building. Photo source: Auburn University Photographic Services. |
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1960: Historic Lane HouseThis image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 1st edition, 1981, depicting the history of the city and the university. From page 195: For more than a century, the Lane House occupied this corner at Thach Avenue and College Street .... Former Confederate General James H. Lane, a professor of civil engineering and drawing, bought the house and its grounds in 1884 for $1,200. Lane's daughter, Kate Lane, deeded the property to the University in 1960 for $150,000. The house was to be torn down to make way for a new library, but the Woman's Club of Auburn bought it and had it moved to Sanders Street. ... Besides saving the historic landmark, the club completed a quest that had begum almost from its founding in 1919 for a permanent building. Photo source: Auburn University Photographic Services.1960Auburn – Lee County – AlabamaAuburn (Ala.); Auburn University; Architecture -- Alabama; College buildings -- Alabama; Auburn University -- Buildings; Dwellings -- Alabama;Geography & Environment -- Human Environment -- Cities and Towns; History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction; History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era; History -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil Rights; History -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil Rights; Arts & Literature -- Architecture;black and white photographImageJPEGLogue, Mickey and Simms, Jack. Auburn, A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village. 3rd edition. 2013.Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.Auburn University LibrariesengThis image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at achives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.http://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/village/id/120 |
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