Photo of Hess/Smock House
Title
Photo of Hess/Smock House
Subject
Photography -- Negatives
Glass Negatives
Country Life
Rural Conditions
Sidney (Ill.)
Description
Built by Merriam Hess, contractor and
insurance agent, in 1894. Pictured in the photo, left to right, are Oral Vera Hess (1892-1970), Clara
Wilson Hess (1866-1940), and Merriam Hess (1862-1931). Vera Hess was superintendent of home
economics at Ishpeming, Michigan high school for 17 years. In 1942, she married Reverend Guy Edward
Smock, and returned to live in her family home until her death in 1970. The house is still standing
(2016) at 311 S. David Street, Sidney, Illinois.
insurance agent, in 1894. Pictured in the photo, left to right, are Oral Vera Hess (1892-1970), Clara
Wilson Hess (1866-1940), and Merriam Hess (1862-1931). Vera Hess was superintendent of home
economics at Ishpeming, Michigan high school for 17 years. In 1942, she married Reverend Guy Edward
Smock, and returned to live in her family home until her death in 1970. The house is still standing
(2016) at 311 S. David Street, Sidney, Illinois.
Source
Everett C. Block Collection, 1902-2000, bulk 1902-1910, Champaign County Historical Archives at The Urbana Free Library
Publisher
Everett C. Block
Date
Undated
Rights
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Format
Photograph
Files
Collection
Citation
“Photo of Hess/Smock House,” Champaign County Historical Archives, accessed April 25, 2024, https://urbanafree.omeka.net/items/show/323.