Feature Article on historic Sidney.
Topic: DOWNTOWN/BUILDINGS & EVENTS
By Sherrie Casad-Lodge in
November, 1999
CHRISTMAS IN HISTORIC SIDNEY |
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| William Haslup Home 201 North Main Avenue The Shelby County Historical Society Long used as a funeral parlor, this structure was built in 1902 as a personal residence by early Sidney industrialist William Haslup. Born in Maryland, Haslup came with his parents to Sidney at the age of 10. He learned the machinist trade from his father who owned a factory in town. He went into business with his brothers George and Robert in 1875 but, by 1880, he partnered with his brother-in-law J.H. Doering to establish the Sidney Steel Scraper Company. This business expanded quickly and at one time had 14 sales offices located in countries such as Hong Kong and South Africa. He became sole owner of the firm in 1902 when Doering sold out his interest in the company. A competitor in the business was also a relative — his brother-in-law, W.H.C. Goode, who established the American Steel Scraper Co. the same year that Sidney Steel Scraper was formed. Haslup built his two-story frame home on a stone foundation and the central entrance has beveled, leaded glass sidelights. Haslup did not live many years in his home, passing away at his residence after a short illness in 1912. Survived by his wife and three children, he was editorialized in the newspaper as "leading a life given always to the side of right, justice and humanity."
William Haslup Home/William A. Ross, Jr., Historical Center. Photo Courtesy of Todd B. Acker. |
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