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Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Susan Reed Lawton
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:54:16 EDT

In a message dated 9/26/2006 3:21:45 PM Pacific Standard Time, CLabre1068
writes:
Hi Jackie,
I was just reading the newspaper over dinner and came across an article in
the Worcester Telegram & Gazette about an exhibit at the Worcester Historical
Society, 30 Elm Street, Worcester about architecture in Worcester. One of the
houses is 10 Institute Road, "build in 1896 by Stephen Salisbury III for his
friend and confidante Susan Reed Lawton, who was separated from her husband".
There is even a picture of Susan Reed Lawton giving a music class in her home
dated 1920.
Cheryl
Hi CHERYL,

Thank you so much for alerting me to this item. SUSAN has been a fascination
for me (and now the plot thickens) because I still cannot figure out why my
grandfather was living with her in 1900 and not with his family who lived as 23
Institute Road? I still don't know why.

I have asked a cousin who lives in Worcester if she can scan the photo for me
as it was not online at the Worcester Telegram site! (Just one photo of a
large home was) I have excerpted parts of the article to go in note's section of
SUSAN's page on my website.

How intriguing it is that she was such a close friend of SALISBURY's and that
he built the house for her. I wonder if he built more homes on Institute
Road, like my great grandfather's house at 23 Institute Road? I have photos of
that house taken by my grandfather's stepbrother's son.

I am the one half great grandniece of KARL BEAGARY REED, son of Mayor of
Worcester, CHARLES G. REED and ELIZABETH PAUL BEAGARY (she was my 3 great
grandmother) and KARL was the 1st cousin, once removed of SUSAN ELLA (REED) LAWTON.
What a time I had figuring this all out!

Thanks again for sharing this article!
Jacki Russell
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WORCESTER TELEGRAM September 26, 2006

Multiple stories behind these old homes Exhibit focuses on 6 city houses

Exhibit focuses on 6 city houses

When: Through December. Museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday,
Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
Where: Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm St., Worcester
How much: Admission, $5; members and children, free.

If these walls could talk … no doubt they would have plenty to say.

But even without that piece of magic, an exhibition at the Worcester
Historical Museum offers all sorts of fascinating information about six houses built
in the city between 1869 and 1923.

The exhibition, "Best Laid Plans," is in the Rockwell Gallery and will run
through December. It features architectural drawings and photos of the
structures in both early and later incarnations. And the display offers a slice of what
those walls might reveal descriptions of who built the homes and under what
circumstances.

(excerpt)

The Tudor Revival house at 10 Institute Road is the oddest of the houses in
the exhibition, and it has an engaging story to go with it. The house was
constructed in 1896 by Stephen Salisbury III for his friend and confidante Susan
Reed Lawton, who was separated from her husband.

Mrs. Lawton was a music teacher. Mr. Salisbury had it designed for her as a
residence and a place of business; there are separate entrances for those two
uses. The house is built on a lot with a steep incline. The kitchen and the
dining room are on the basement level.

The dining room is across from the laundry room,” Ms. Izard said. “It’s
really nice and really weird. The house is now used as offices.
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Jacqueline Sleeper Russell
website:
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=jacquelinesr

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