Historic Walking Tour
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Moving into the residential district, follow West Division just one block west to Green Street. Heading North on Green Street are many large stately homes.

As you cross Courtland Street, to your right you can see St Paul's Episcopal Church, which is the oldest in city.
St Paul's Episcopal Church

The Gardner Mansion Across Telegraph Street as you climb the small hill, to your left is the Gardner Mansion, or The Maples as it was nicknamed. It was built in 1898 for A. B. Gardner, grandson of P. D. Beckwith, the founder of the Round Oak Furnace Company. The carriage house and servants quarters were built in the rear to match the style. Note the original red tile roof, a solarium, and stained glass windows. The home was once converted to apartments, but its current owners have restored it to its original splendor

Green Street circles the property and ends at Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Turning south on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and continuing to West Street you will pass the original manufacturing facility of the Heddon Bait Company that now houses the Heddon Museum as well as serving as a manufacturing facility for a local corporation Heddon Museum

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