One of the descendants of the Mathers family stopped by the house tonight and gave us some amazing artifacts. A compendium of letter from the war years, one of the original deeds, some flyers about the Designer Showcase from the 90's, and this amazing photo from the height of summer 100 years ago. 

The city has changed around the house in that time. You can see farm fences in the background. And with the trees and shrubs much reduced you get a feel for how big and level the property really is. 

Still, everything seems so familiar.