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602 Milford Street

602 Milford St.

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This is how 602 Milford Street appeared in the Spring of 2009 when it was listed to Dwaine Brown.
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This is how 602 Milford Street appeared in the Spring of 2009 when it was listed to Dwaine Brown.
Contributed by rkohler3 on 9/23/09 - Image Year: 2009
This house sits on the northwest corner of the intersection of Milford and Sixth Streets. The four mailboxes in the front suggest that it is a multiple unit dwelling. (This house must have been built between 1904 and 1911 because it appears on the Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of 1911 but not on their 1904 map.)

In October 1930 Charles C. Milliken opened a funeral home at this location. Charles died in 1939 and his widow Mabel continued the business for several years. During her tenure, Mabel was assisted by William B. Bethel of Dry Run.

In addition, Dorothy Jane "Dottie" Robinson Shearer (wife of Clair Lorraine Shearer) operated a beauty parlor in this building.

During the middle part of the Twentieth Century it was the home of Herman and Norine (Fuller) Towsey and children: Herman, Donald and John.

Photos & Comments

MILFORD STREET: an aerial view of Milford Street between the intersections with Sixth and Eighth Streets as represented by Google Earth.
Contributed by rkohler3 on 5/22/14 - Image Year: 2007
MILFORD STREET: an aerial view of Milford Street between the intersections with Sixth and Eighth Streets as represented by Google Earth.
MILLIKEN FUNERAL HOME: Leona Deneen Thompson stands in front of the Milliken Funeral Home during 1931. The TVRR tracks can be seen at the bottom left of the photo. (Photo submitted by Wayne Taylor)
Contributed by rkohler3 on 2/28/13 - Image Year: 1931
MILLIKEN FUNERAL HOME: Leona Deneen Thompson stands in front of the Milliken Funeral Home during 1931. The TVRR tracks can be seen at the bottom left of the photo. (Photo submitted by Wayne Taylor)
Milliken Funeral Home (Photo submitted by Wayne Taylor)
Contributed by rkohler3 on 7/7/12 - Image Year: 1939
Milliken Funeral Home (Photo submitted by Wayne Taylor)
Milliken Funeral Home (Photo submitted by Wayne Taylor)
Contributed by rkohler3 on 7/7/12 - Image Year: 1939
Milliken Funeral Home (Photo submitted by Wayne Taylor)
This map shows the 600 block of Milford (North) Street as it appeared in 1889. This house was not part of the block at that time.
Contributed by rkohler3 on 11/12/09 - Image Year: 1889
This map shows the 600 block of Milford (North) Street as it appeared in 1889. This house was not part of the block at that time.
This map shows the 600 block of Milford (North) Street as it appeared in 1904. This house was not part of the block at that time.
Contributed by rkohler3 on 11/12/09 - Image Year: 1904
This map shows the 600 block of Milford (North) Street as it appeared in 1904. This house was not part of the block at that time.
This map shows the 600 block of Milford (North) Street as it appeared in 1911. This house is represented as #2 on the map.
Contributed by rkohler3 on 11/12/09 - Image Year: 1911
This map shows the 600 block of Milford (North) Street as it appeared in 1911. This house is represented as #2 on the map.
This map shows the 600 block of Milford (North) Street as it appeared in 1928. This house is represented as #2 on the map.
Contributed by rkohler3 on 11/12/09 - Image Year: 1928
This map shows the 600 block of Milford (North) Street as it appeared in 1928. This house is represented as #2 on the map.