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ABOVE: c1906 photo of the Russell House hotel which stood on James Street where the First Federal Savings & Loan Bank is today.
AT RIGHT and BELOW RIGHT: Views of the Russell House taken after the fire of February 24, 1907. The two photos of the fire damage were taken by A. H. Still.
BELOW: In 1897, there were plans to replace the Russell House with a new hotel, shown below in a drawing by architect Frank J. Lindsey. This hotel was never built.