Hobbs Memorial Chapel entrance at Hobbs Park. Edward Dorsey Hobbs' estate, known as "Evergreen," was located at the corner of Evergreen Road and Osage Road in Anchorage, Kentucky, just east of the "Hobbs and Walker Evergreen Nursery." The brick Hobbs Memorial Chapel was built at "Evergreen" in 1897 for the Anchorage community; the chapel was accidently burned down in 1954, but the entrance of the chapel was preserved and dedicated as a park in 1960. Additional information from Nanine Hilliard Greene's family history book "'Evergreen,' 'The Other House,' Chapel, and Cemetery," Book 11, 1988, page 128: "Poor little chapel. It wasn't torn down by small vandals from the big city but accidently burned by good, reliable helper, Will Pierce, who was burning leaves. I'm sure he was filled with remorse that such an accident could have happened. At the time Mother [Nanine Sherley Irwin Hilliard] was terribly distressed that a place so entwined with family history and family celebrations would be so damaged that it couldn't be repaired...Leaving the doorway to the chapel as an entrance to a lovely little park met with her approval. In 1959 the Hobbs Park was dedicated. It is looked after by my long time friend Frances Caldwell and the Anchorage Garden Club. Weddings and other celebrations are held there and the trees and grass around it are ever green." Image used on page 129.
Edward Dorsey Hobbs' estate, known as "Evergreen," was located at the corner of Evergreen Road and Osage Road in Anchorage, Kentucky, just east of the "Hobbs and Walker Evergreen Nursery." The brick Hobbs Memorial Chapel was built at "Evergreen" in 1897 for the Anchorage community; the chapel was accidently burned down in 1954, but the entrance of the chapel was preserved and dedicated as a park in 1960. Handwritten on verso: "Memorial Chapel. "Evergreen" - Anchorage, Kentucky. In which Molly Craig Hobbs and Theodore Irwin Jr. were married by Rev. Gross Alexander, January 4, 1883. Also in which Nanine Sherley Irwin and Edward Hobbs Hilliard [Sr.] were married January 28, 1913 by Rev. Frank W. Hardy. Nanine S. Irwin was Christened in this chapel in 1883. Nanine Irwin Hilliard (the 2nd) was christened here July 1917." Image used in the Irwin-Hilliard Collection family history book "'Evergreen,' 'The Other House,' Chapel, and Cemetery," Book 11, 1988, page 124.
Edward Dorsey Hobbs' estate, known as "Evergreen," was located at the corner of Evergreen Road and Osage Road in Anchorage, Kentucky, just east of the "Hobbs and Walker Evergreen Nursery." The brick Hobbs Memorial Chapel was built at "Evergreen" in 1897 for the Anchorage community; the chapel was accidently burned down in 1954, but the entrance of the chapel was preserved and dedicated as a park in 1960. Additional information from Nanine Hilliard Greene's family history book "'Evergreen,' 'The Other House,' Chapel, and Cemetery," Book 11, 1988, page 122: "The Hobbs Memorial Chapel at 'Evergreen,' decorated for the wedding of Nanine Irwin, January 28, 1913. Photo by Caufield and Shook. In original folder with tissue paper." Image also used in the Irwin-Hilliard Collection family history book "Edward Hobbs Hilliard, Sr. and Nanine Sherley Irwin, 1912-1913," Book 6, volume 6, 1991, page 403.
Crescent Hill Methodist Church at Peterson Avenue and Payne Street in Louisville, Kentucky, a simple A-frame building shaded by tall trees. The Reverend B. C. Hodge was its pastor.
