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; House with Arched Upper Porch.thumbnail.jpg "\"Hotton House\" (2805, Street Unknown); House with Arched Upper Porch (2nd Floor)")
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; House with Green and Maroon Detailing.thumbnail.jpg "1021 (Street Unknown); House with Green and Maroon Detailing")
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 Side View; Yellow House with Large Porch and Rock on Lawn.thumbnail.jpg "1084 (Street Unknown) Side View; Yellow House with Large Porch and Rock on Lawn")
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Singer Andy Williams lived at 3015 Kingman Blvd. as a child in the 1930s. He and his brothers, Bob, Dick, and Don performed as the quartet the Williams Brothers.
(Source: "Four Williams Brothers Found the Right Chord," by Tom Longden, Des Moines Register, Nov 30, 2008, page 2B Metro)
Occupation: insurance agent and Frank Lowe Bookkeeper at Midway Coal (1908 City Directory)
Lived at 1519 - 23rd St.
Occupation: printer, 1908 City Directory
Life member of Drake University board of trustees. (source: "Drake University College of Liberal Arts Announcements for 1904-1905")
Join the Drake Neighborhood Historical Survey team for a pizza party and historical research training session
When: Tuesday, November 9, 2010, from 6-7 pm
Where: First Christian Church, 2500 University Ave.
History buffs, genealogists, and neighborhood residents past and present are invited to attend this free event.
Source: SHPO
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