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[Sidenote: *6] _Mr. W.M. Ellison._ Is the house built in 1852 by Wm.

Henry Ellison and later left to his son, Wm. McElfresh Ellison, who in turn left it to his daughter, Fannie May, who married Carroll Shreve.

Once housed the Falls Church library. Was torn down in 1955 to make way for the present Sunoco Gas Station on W. Broad and West St. (934 W.

Broad). Ellison owned at least four structures in the area, and Ellison Street no doubt is named for him.

[Sidenote: 7] _Mr. George G. Crossman._ Built 1892. Located on part of the former large Isaac Crossman farm near Lee Highway and Little Falls St. at 2501 Underwood St. in Arlington. Plaque on house describes it as the Crossman-Grey House. Home of Stephen B. Grey.

[Sidenote: *8] _Virginia Training School, Miss M. Gundry, Princ.i.p.al._ Was at 309 W. Broad St., immediately west of the present Post Office. On the present site of the Winter Hill subdivision, formerly Tyler Gardens.

Formerly the Schuyler Duryee House. Its large metal outside conduits, providing quick fire escapes for the mentally-handicapped inmates, attracted the attention of curious pa.s.sersby.

[Sidenote: *9] _Dr. J.B. Gould._ 120 E. Broad St.

[Sidenote: 10] _Mr. W.H. Nowlan._ 114 E. Columbia St. near the Crossman Methodist Church. Built 1885. Now owned by the City, which converted it for handicapped adults in 1981.

[Sidenote: 11] Mr. G.W. Poole. On N. Was.h.i.+ngton Blvd. in Arlington County just behind what is now the First Virginia Bank, 6745 Lee Highway.

[Sidenote: *12] _Mr. G.F. McInturff._ Was on N. Maple Ave. on the present site of Garden Court Townhouses, adjacent to the George Stambaugh house, which was located on Great Falls St. (See item 61.)

[Sidenote: *13] _Mr. M.E. Church._ Had a real estate and insurance office and drug store on W. Broad St. facing the present Brown's Hardware at 100 W. Broad St. Note windmill. On site of the George Mason Square complex, now under construction. (See p. 89 for more details about Mr. Church.)

[Sidenote: *14] _Mr. J.W. Brown Store and Residence._ Old store and residence gone, torn down in 1959. Was on the N. corner of N. Was.h.i.+ngton and W. Broad Sts., next door to the ”new” Brown's store. Business recently celebrated its 100th anniversary.

[Sidenote: 15] _Mr. Geo. L. Erwin._ 300 W. Great Falls St., on corner of Little Falls and Great Falls Sts. A good example of what Falls Church was like at the turn of the century. Owners: Polly and Adrian Richey.

Built 1893.

[Sidenote: 16] _Mrs. Emma Garner._ 211 E. Columbia St. Built 1894. Home of David M. Garner, son of J.W. Garner. (See item 46.)

[Sidenote: *17] _Mr. E.C. Hough._ Was on E. Jefferson St. next to 215 E.

Jefferson on the left. E.C. Hough built this house in 1900. Parcel owned by L.F. Jennings.

[Sidenote: *18] _Major M.S. Hopkins. Arringdon Hall_, as this impressive house was known, was on N. Was.h.i.+ngton St. next door to the Village House Motel, razed in 1984 to make way for the Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center, now under constructions on N. Was.h.i.+ngton between Park and W.

Great Falls St. _Arringdon Hall_ was demolished in the mid-60s.

[Sidenote: *19] _Mr. S.H. Thornburg._ Was next door to the right of present Nowlan/Pendleton House at 114 E. Columbia St. on the present site of the Crossman Methodist Church parking lot (See item 10).

[Sidenote: *20] _Mr. Nathan Banks._ Was on the site of a present condominium apartment house on the North side of the 6800 block of Was.h.i.+ngton Blvd. in East Falls Church, Arlington.

[Sidenote: *21] _James A. d.i.c.kinson, M.D._ Was at 351 N. Was.h.i.+ngton St.

Demolished in 1963 to make way for the Columbia Baptist Church parking lot. The owners were Mr. and Mrs. John H. (Frances b.u.t.terworth) Cline.

Their daughter, Elizabeth Hughes Cline (Mrs. Howard Melton) and her husband are currently members of the VPIS Board.

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