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| Title | North Main Street #264 |
| Description | Van Rensslaer Humphrey (1800-1864), a prominent Hudson citizen in both stature and reputation, built this home in 1833. Humphrey, a renowned lawyer, state legislator and Ohio judge, was also known for his Copperhead leanings. Judge Humphrey was a mayor of Hudson, the first president of the Hudson Horticulture Society as well as the president of the 50th-anniversary celebration of Hudson's settlement. Humphrey's wife Laura served on the Hudson branch of the U.S. Sanitary Commission. Their son Calvin P. Humphrey (1840-1902) and their stepson Henry A. Tallmadge (1830-1869) both served in the Civil War. |
| Date | 1950 |
| Subject | Hudson (Ohio)
Streets and Roads
Houses
Photography
North Main Street - Hudson
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| Names | Moos, William
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| Contributors | Hudson Library & Historical Society
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| Type | Image
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| Format | 5 in. x 3.5 in. |
| Source | HU_NMain_264.jpg |
| Language | English |
| Relation | Houses of Hudson Collection
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| Rights | This material from the picture file is protected by the copyright law. The library makes this picture available for the personal use of the borrower to be used for private study, scholarship or research. Reproduction, alteration or derivative use of this visual image for the purposes other than those listed above without the express written permission of the copyright holder may constitute an infringement of copyright law. |
| Creator | William Moos
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| About the Creator | William Moos (1919-1984) was a painter, architect and beloved arts and crafts teacher. He also directed the art department at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio. Mr. Moos was reared in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and studied architecture at St. John's College and Yale University. He later practiced architecture in New York City and worked as a field engineer and interior designer before coming to the academy in 1945. He was responsible for the design work for the restoration of Western Reserve Academy's Chapel and Christ Church Episcopal in Hudson, Ohio. He had a keen sense of historic preservation of buildings and served as a founding member of the Hudson Heritage Association. Later in life he also served as a lobbyist for the American Civil Liberties Union. |
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