Existing comment:
"New" Alley:
Originally, two owners split this building in half with each separated by a control alleyway. After 1860, one owner acquired the entire structure which allowed him to move the alley from the center of the first floor to this side.
1. Back entrance of alley.
2. Remnant of foundation for wall that separated the alley from the interior of the building.
3. Ceramic tile drain under alley drained water runoff from the cliffs behind this building into Shenandoah Street.
Several clues in the back wall, to your right, show that this alley was added after completion of the original building. What alterations can you see? |