410 E. 2nd Street

Description

Real estate appraisal card. 410 E. 2nd Street, lots 17-18, block 25, in Salida, Colorado. This duplex house was erected in 1904. In 1922, this duplex was listed in the Salida city directory as Wilcox Terrace. Information about # 410: In 1905-06, T. Arthur Pettigrew, a boilermaker with the Denver & Rio Grande, lived at this address. Longtime Salida resident Robert Dougherty (b.1869) lived here by 1910 with his wife Anna J. (b.1870) and their son Vivian C. (b.1898). Mr. Dougherty, a native of Canada, came to the U.S. in 1875 and to Salida in 1902. He worked as a brakeman for D&RG. By 1920, he had been promoted to conductor. He retired from the railroad in 1937 because of failing eyesight. His wife Anna, originally from Canada, died in 1943. She had originally come to the U.S. in 1891. Mr. Dougherty lived in Salida until his death in January 1956 at the age of 86. The 1920 US Census listed George C. and Caroline Smith at this address. Mr. Smith was a locomotive engineer. Both of the Smiths were born in Colorado. In 1922, Thomas and Helen Grieve lived at this house. Thomas worked as a civil engineer for D&RG. Clifford T. and Ruth L. Gibson resided here by 1930, during which time Clifford was a stationary engineer at the National Lumber and Creosoting Company. The Gibsons were married in 1929. Ruth was born in Indiana in 1912 and Clifford in Colorado in 1908. By 1951, H.L. and Betty Hockett lived at this dwelling. Mr. Hockett was a machine apprentice with D&RGW. The 1965 city directory listed "no information" for this address. An Assessor appraisal card indicates that Harry J. Quiggle once owned this property. Information about #412: The Roach family resided here in 1905-06. Family members included Mrs. Hannah M., George, and Charles B. George was a machinist with D&RG, and Charles was a foreman. Estelle Ruhlman also lived here with the Roaches in 1905-06. By 1911-12, Conrad Y. (b.1886) and Hugh U. Waggener lived at this house. Hugh was a fireman at the Salida Smelter. Conrad, a prominent Salida businessman born in Del Norte, Colorado, was married to Salida native Julia A. Sweeney in 1909. Julia was the daughter of Chaffee County pioneers John and Julia Sweeney. She graduated from Salida high school in 1909. Conrad's mother reportedly was the first white child born in Central City. Conrad was secretary-treasurer and owner of the Upper F Pharmacy Company, which he opened in 1911. Before going into business for himself, he worked as a pharmacist at Howell Drug Store. He graduated from Colorado University School of Pharmacy. Conrad died in an automobile accident in 1940 at the age of 54. He had been returning from a duck-hunting trip when the accident occurred. Julia Waggener died in a Pueblo nursing home in June 1964. By 1920, Harry J. and Ruth A. Clagett resided at this home. Harry was born in Ohio in 1895 and Ruth in Iowa in 1896. They had two children by 1920: Harriet (b.1916) and Clara E. (b.1918). Harry was an agent with American Railway Express. Clara E. Wright, the widow of William G. Wright, lived with the Clagetts in 1922. Stephen T. and Louise (Lucia?) A. Wooldridge lived at this house by 1930, with Stephen working as a packer at D&RGW. The Wooldridges were married in 1905. He was born in Missouri in 1885 and she in Oklahoma in 1891. Beginning sometime in the 1940s, Charles B. Van Cleave owned this property. He died in 1949, but his wife Laura Van Cleave continued to live here. She was born in Attica, Indiana on 13 November 1869. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and was active in the Royal Neighbors Lodge, serving as one of their officers for many years. Laura Van Cleave died in Pueblo in March 1964 at the age of 94. She lived in Salida for 60 years before moving to Pueblo in 1963. History Colorado's Architectural Inventory Forms have more information and are available at the Salida Library.