Family Griesse

Reinhold Griesse, born in [year?]. Dean of Students?

[Mother's name?], born in [year?].

.

Sherry (Griesse) Eggers, born in [year?].

Phil Griesse, born in [year?].

Don Griesse, born in [year?].

.

Family dog: Izzy. (Gene Meyer remembers: "Griesses had a fat dog named Izzy which scared me to death.")

.

They lived in Faculty Lane House 1. from [year?] to 1958.

.

Sherry (Griesse) Eggers wrote:

If only our kids could have had such a safe and carefree childhood. I know it was for me. Speaking of "Kings" house, I know we lived there until 1958 when we moved to Washington State. I believe I was a newborn when we moved to Seward from Utica shortly after 1948.

Prior to living in the last house on Faculty Lane, we lived in East and West Co-Lin on the other side of campus. They became dormitories after we moved to Faculty Lane.

I believe the Wellers were the next occupants after King died. My mom visited him often and we still have some of his art in our family (Edna died in 1995). I know we lived there in 1953 or 54 because I went to St. John's in Kindergarten thru 4th grade.

Faculty Lane House 1

Postal Address: 276 Faculty Lane.

After the house was moved to remote Columbia Avenue, the post address was initially Rural Route 1 (RR 1) and then 1610 North Columbia Avenue.

This house was built in 1895 for $3,000.00. The original location is in the area of the Weller Hall. The house was moved to its Faculty Lane location in the early 1920s to make space for Weller Hall, which was built in 1924.

It was occupied by the family of George Weller from 1895 to 1930.

It was occupied by the family of Henry Koenig from 1930 to 1942 (or possibly 1945).

It was occupied by the family of Reinhold Griesse from [year?] to [year?].

It was occupied by the family of Paul Surburg from [year?] to [year?].

It was occupied by the family of Robert Sylwester from 1960 to 1968.

The house was moved to 1610 North Columbia Avenue in July 1964 to make room for the construction of the Music Building. The Robert Sylwesters moved the house and continued living in it at the new location until 1968.

It was occupied by the family of William Heinicke from 1968 to 1971.

It was occupied by the family of William Couch from 1971 to [year?].

It has been occupied by the family of Marvin Bergman from [year?] to the present.

---

As you looked at the house from Faculty Lane, the house's front porch was on the right (east) side and the garage was on the left (west) side.

Along the east side of the property there was a row of high bushes. The bushes were very tall, and they were spaced loosely, so a person could walk through them.

Trees in the yard grew a pod that looked like a very long string bean.

Beyond the bushes was a parking lot with a gravel surface. The parking lot extended to the street, and across the street was the athletic building.

Behind the house there was a grass lawn. Part of the lawn was occupied by clothes lines. Beyond the lawn there was a large, vegetable garden that extended to the next street.

Dan Schwich remembers that there were grape vines between the first and second houses.