Hagley Office Repair Book (1902)

Information on: Occupant,  Number of rooms, Kind of house
          Number of Stories, Kind of roof, How Much Yard, Any outbuildings

Reported [page]136 House# 256 ____Walkers Bank___________ Occupant Mrs Scott 2 1/2 story 3 room stone, house, shingle roof want ed repaired Summer shed kitchen roof  leaks kitchen wanted  coat of paint, rooms on 2nd + half story in good shape chimney wanted painted one carpet strip[ped?].  Porch slate roof in fair con dition outside wanted coat of paint Coal shed wanted repaired roof and E..               September 2nd, 1902

Most of the buildings residences at Walkers Bank  "wanted repaired" and "wanted painted" at the time of this survey.  It would be interesting to compare these with units in other areas of the "Hagley Yard" that the DuPont Co. had not leased out to other companies.  It's also not obvious (to me) whether the units were primarily occupied by Walker's Mill workers, or employees from the Lower Yard powder works, or mills up and down the other side of the river which were accessible via the covered bridge to Rising Sun Lane.

Hagley Museum and Library, Accession 302