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Melville Reuben Bissell (September 25, 1843 – March 15, 1889) was an American entrepreneur who invented the modern carpet sweeper. [1] The Bissell corporation is named after him. Life and career
Houston is located at (40.249790, -80.210275 [5]According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km 2), all land.. Several waterways go through H
Houston also developed the neighborhood of over 80 homes known as Wissahickon Heights that surrounds Druim Moir. Nearby Brinkwood, a Shingle-style residence, was a wedding present from Houston to his son, Samuel F. Houston, in 1887. The gardens were altered in 1920-1921 by Robert Rodes McGoodwin for Samuel F. Houston. In 1952, the house was ...
Anna Bissell was born on 2nd December 1846 in River John, Nova Scotia, to William and Eleanor Sutherland. They moved to Wisconsin when Anna was a child. [6] Bissell's husband was Melville Reuben Bissell. They had five children. In 1889, Bissell's husband died from pneumonia. On November 8, 1934, Bissell died in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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1907 Sanborn map showing the location of the Carnegie Library and Houston Lyceum. Julia Ideson Building in Downtown. The Houston Public Library system traces its founding to the creation of the second Houston Lyceum in 1854. [2] [3] The lyceum was preceded by a debating society, a special-interest mechanics' lyceum, and a circulating library ...
The Spanish Renaissance-style building [2] is part of the Central Library, and houses its archives, manuscripts, and Texas and Local History departments. [3] It is also the site of the Houston Metropolitan Research Center. [4] From 1926 to 1976 it was Houston's sole main library building. [5]
Opened 1905, demolished in the 1960s. In 1967 a new Carnegie library opened at a different location in East Liberty. That structure was renovated in 2010 by Edge Studio. 24: Pittsburgh Hazelwood: Pittsburgh: Feb 6, 1890 — 4748 Monongahela St. Opened August 15, 1900. The eleventh Carnegie funded library to open in America. Relocated to Second ...