1900’s – Empie and Van Dyke Home

1900’s – Empie and Van Dyke Home

W.B. Empie built a fine Queen Anne home at the corner of Fourth and Laurel Streets that later became known as the Van Dyke House when Empie’s daughter Lula married Percy Van Dyke.  Members of the Van Dyke family lived in the home for over 80 years.  Pictured...
1900’s – Newport Free School

1900’s – Newport Free School

Built in 1896 and torn down in 1911, the yellow-brick Newport Free School was located between Third and Fourth Streets on Walnut Street.  It was open to all white children in Jackson County.  The county did not offer public education to its African American residents...