Colorized image of the Second Presbyterian Church interior at Eighth (8th) and Waller Streets. After the success of the First Presbyterian Church, the Second Presbyterian Church was constructed at Waller and Eighth (8th) Streets in 1875. On December 3, 1911, the new building of "Humellstown Brownstone" was dedicated at the same location. The post mark date of 1915 indicates this view is the inside of the 1911 building.
Colorized image of the school building on the northwest corner of Fourth (4th) & Bond Streets. The twelve rooms served elementary students from 1906 to 1939. It was razed in 1948 for the construction of Albers Supermarket.
Colorized illustrated image of the building at the south east corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets. This is the first half completed in 1912. In about 1924 an identical addition was added on the south side where the Lyric Theater had stood.
Colorized image of the building looking north on Chillicothe Street. The second Masonic Temple in Portsmouth, built in 1906 at the northwest corner of Chillicothe and Fourth (4th) Streets, was partially destroyed by fire in December of 1925. It was rebuilt to only four floors and became Kobackers Department Store in 1928. In 1981 it was acquired by Desco Credit Union.
