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Finch's house was at 414 Mumford Street in Schenectady, a single family home that was right next to a school, Washington Irving School. It was built in 1908 as Mumford Street School, was renamed Washington Irving School in 1911, and in 1922 was expanded. During all this time the population of Schenectady increased (100% between 1900 and 1910), due in part to increased immigration, and with the newcomers came school children and the need for ever larger schools. The school is in the upper right portion of the first photo. The third photo shows the school's central portion and probably the original building.
414 Mumford Street and its neighbors, 412 and 410 are now part of that school's parking lot, but the houses across the street still stand. Below is a picture of Finch's neighborhood the way it looks now. On the right is the parking lot where 414 Mumford Street stood; on the left are houses which were built by 1920. At the time, 411 & 413 Mumford Street were multiple family houses and still are, according to Zillow.
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| Merlin Finch's Neighborhood |
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| 411 (left) and 413 Mumford Street |
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| Washington Irving School |
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