September 1, 2007
140 South Cherry Street
This wonderful photo is from a relation of W. R. Fensom, who built the livery stable at 917 Green Alley. The photo shows Fensom’s mother seated in the vehicle, which is in front of 140 S. Cherry (now demolished at the corner of Cumberland and Cherry). Fensom’s plumbing business was to the rear of this building.
The man in the middle with the hat on is Ashby D. Fensom Sr. I think the older woman sitting in the car is Mrs. Emma Arline Rowe Fensom White. She is the mother of William Rowe Fensom and Ashby D. Fensom Sr.
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Very cool use of incorporating Flickr into your community blog, Scott! I always enjoy looking at old/historical photographs of various architecture and the “olden days.”
[...] the original John Marshall High School. His mother lived on the same block at 140 S. Cherry Street. A photo provided by the Fensom family survives from around 1915, showing Fensom’s mother at her home [...]