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Dr. John H. Hinton House, c.1883, South Carll Avenue

This handsome residence sits beautifully on South Carll Avenue, but it was originally built on a plot of land on the corner of Deer Park Avenue and George Street in 1883. Sold to Dr. J. H. Hinton in 1881 by John S. Foster, builder Winfield S. Velsor was contracted to create a Queen Ann-style summer home for the doctor and his family.
On April 26, 1905, Dr. John H. Hinton died at his home in Manhattan. One of the best-known physicians in the city, he graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1852. His wife, Sarah, died a little over a year later, on July 30, 1906.
In 1907, the Dr. Hinton’s daughter Susan, sold the estate to Cyrus Miller. In June of 1907, Cyrus Miller purchased a vacant lot on the east side of South Carll Avenue to which Hinton House was moved in December 1907 – February 1908.
The South Side Signal provided periodic updates on the building’s journey.
December 14, 1907: “… Th...

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