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736 Alabama St., identical to Langston house, and Ian Hurst Ian Hurst, owner, is restoring this late 19th century house to the original condition, as much as possible (2004 interview). According to scholar Katie Armitage, this house, next door to 732 Alabama St., is identical to the one Langston Hughes lived in with his grandmother. The house at 726 Alabama has a similar limestone foundation. Architectural details are consistent with the date of 1886, when Hughes's grandfather and family moved from the farm in Lakeview, five miles northwest of Lawrence. Hurst dates the house to late 19th century from details of the soft bricks, window arches, and masonry. The limestone foundation is still sound, though the bricks are fragile and have deteriorated in places. This small house is six-hundred square feet in size. After completing the restoration, Hurst plans to paint the brickwork for preservation. Deeds for this block of Lane Place Addition do not show clear property ownership before 1920. This property could have been part of the 19th century Langston holdings, especially since the city directory shows no residence at this address until 1907, when J.A. Porter is a resident. Hurst understands from neighbors that this block had several identical houses for working class African Americans. (1)
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75cm in center of North wall; Lanceolate, slightly concave base, convex sides; ovate cross-section; Archaic (?); cream to tan to light orange, cortex present (2)
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79-80N/167-168E, 40 cm, artifacts in situ with Feautre 1 (1)
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7th St. and Massachusetts St., Lawrence, Kansas (1)
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