Jennings & Kintner Building

Here is a link to this week's star attraction: the mysterious Jennings & Kintner Building. Over the next few days I'll sort out the correspondence between cousins Sandy, Paula and myself, and post a transcript of our views.

As it stands now, a panel of volunteer theatrical costume experts has weighed in on the date of the photo. They feel that the period that fits the clothing styles is the post-Civil War era, but not too long after it. Look for the link at the bottom of the blogs main page.

In my humble opinion the photo is not of the hotel William owned and operated, but is of a side-business he either set up or was a partner in. The "JENNINGS" in the sign may not necessarily represent him, but possibly one of his sons (my money is on Frank). AND...here's the kicker...the two woman standing by the chair to his right are his wife Harriet and his daughter Lizzie. Ameila, his other daughter, would only have been 12 years old when I suspect this photo would have been taken. That leads me to a ballpark date of...drumroll...1870.