North 10th Street, A 19th Century Tour

Note: This is the web-based incarnation of a brochure originally published in 1980. While the history is still very valuable, other information may no longer be accurate. Information updated by WayNet will be listed in this orange color.

321 North 10th Street, Richmond, Indiana321 North 10th Street

Isaac R. Howard of the firm I.R. Howard & Co. wholesale grocers, 202 & 204 Fort Wayne Avenue resided in this interesting, large, and fine Italianate home probably built in the early 1860's.

Mr. Howard was a native of Henry County, Indiana where he was raised and educated.  In 1860 he moved to Richmond to become a partner in a wholesale grocery business known as Howard and Grubbs.  In 1871 he built the 63 by 200 foot two story brick building on Fort Wayne Avenue to house it.

His house was razed and is the site of the Howard apartment complex, itself an interesting form of housing when it was built.

309 North 10th Street, Richmond, Indiana309 North 10th Street

The house known as the John F. Robbins home is another example of Italianate architecture and was built between 1858-60.  Mr. Robbins was an attorney and the father of Phillip and Byram Robbins, also attorneys.

Mr. Robbins was proprietor of Robbins and Starr, later known as Robbins and Robbins.

In the rendering below, a front porch is evident.  It was probably added in the 1890's and the house presently appears as it appeared when it was built.

301 North 10th Street301 North 10th Street

This 1859-60 Italianate home was owned by Stephen Wiggins of Wiggins and Co.

Wiggins and Co. made saddles for the cavalry during the Civil War.

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Location

North 10th Street, Richmond, Indiana between Main and North E Streets.

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This information was taken from a brochure copyrighted by Old Richmond, Inc. in 1980.

Permission to publish this information was given to WayNet.org by:
Preserve Richmond
P.O. Box 1709
Richmond, IN 47345

Acknowledgements

~Illustrations and Editor - Lucian A. Szlizewski
~Old Richmond Board of Directors
~Morrisson-Reeves Library
~Ball State University Library
~Earlham College Library
~Palladium-Item
~Original Brochure Printed by The Graphic Press

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Did You Know?

Richmond was once known as "the lawnmower capital" because of the lawn mowers manufactured here from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century. Manufacturers included Motomower, Dille-McGuire and F&N.