This is a triple house and includes 509, 511 and 513 Market Street. (The 509 portion of the property was built before 1889 because only that portion of the triple house exists in the Sanborn Fire Insurance map of 1889. The 1911 Sanborn map shows all three dwellings as well as six sheds in the rear by the alley. Thus the 511 and 513 portions were built between 1889 and 1911.)
In the distant past part of this property had a building that served as a town "lock-up". The building was built of 2" x 2" timbers placed closely together and covered with tin. The building originally stood on the second lot of ground on the northern side of Main Street between Fifth Street and the alley. When a jail was no longer needed, it was sold to William Donahey and moved across the street to Main and Fourth Streets. Next it was located on a lot near the Tuscarora Creek, at the end of Third Street and used as a slaughter house. Finally it was taken to this property and used as a house for curing and preparing sides of cattle for leather. Eventually it was torn down.
At one time the current building included the butcher shop of William and Isabella (Deering) Donahey. They also rented out rooms to students who attended school in Port Royal. Later the property included Ross Maffett's Meat Market, Alvin Leonard's and Russell Eaton's Grocery Store, Ditmer's Shoe Shop and David Lee's Photography Studio.
Stanley and Frances (Insley) Lee and children, David, Mary Louise and Walter lived in 509 during the middle of the twentieth century.
Contributed by rkohler3 on 3/11/13 - Image Year: 1952
Russell Eaton and his family operated a grocery store at this location in the middle of the Twentieth Century.
Contributed by ray on 3/11/13 - Image Year: 1955
The Ditmer Family operated a shoe store at this location in the mid Twentieth Century.
Contributed by rkohler3 on 11/13/09 - Image Year: 1898
This map shows the 500 block of Market Street as it appeared in 1889. This house didn't exist at that time. (This building would eventually replace building #5 that is represented on this map sometime between 1904 and 1911.)
Contributed by rkohler3 on 11/13/09 - Image Year: 1904
This map shows the 500 block of Market Street as it appeared in 1904. This house didn't exist at that time. (This building would eventually replace building #5 that is represented on this map sometime between 1904 and 1911.)
Contributed by rkohler3 on 11/13/09 - Image Year: 1911
This map shows the 500 block of Market Street as it appeared in 1911. This house is represented as #16 on the map.
Contributed by rkohler3 on 11/13/09 - Image Year: 1928
This map shows the 500 block of Market Street as it appeared in 1928. This house is represented as #16 on the map.
