May 12th
2014A HOOSIER DADDY IN YOUR HOUSE

Whenever Brownstone Detectives begin researching a client’s house history, the heady rush of discovering the people who are a part of that home’s past begins to set in.

Sometimes these people are formerly famous – or infamous – individuals. Or, in some instances, they had at one time been distinguished members of our society. And then, there are those who were pedestrian citizens who at one time produced families, went every morning to their jobs, and lived ordinary lives.

In a recent case, after some extensive newspaper archival research and combing through documents at Indiana University, we discovered an interesting connection – a former resident, Rev. Anderson McElroy Wylie, who was a prominent Brooklyn Episcopal clergyman, in his own right, had been the son of the founding president of Indiana University, Andrew Wylie.

Now, we’re not 100% certain, but wouldn’t that be the “2 Degrees of Hoosier Daddy”?

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The Brownstone Detectives

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Post Categories: 1870-1880, Fort Greene
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