William Uhl Family

The Queen Anne style worker’s cottage located at 2507-09 W Street, was built around 1892 by William and Estelle Uhl. Like many families who operated small farms in the neighborhood in the late 19th century, the Uhls raised poultry for sale on their property. William worked as a blacksmith for the Southern Pacific Railroad and later became a firefighter. All three Uhl children attended the early wooden Newton Booth School. As a matter of fact, both of the Uhl's two daughters, Vivian and Alda, went on to become teachers at the Newton Booth School.

Featured images (in order of appearace): 1) The Queen Anne style Uhl family home at 2507-09 W Street is the only known extant worker’s cottage in the Newton Booth neighborhood dating from the 1890s. The property is believed to be the oldest remaining structure in the Newton Booth Historic District, 2) Portrait of one of the Uhl children, Alda Uhl, from her 1914 high school yearbook. Alda attended the Newton Booth School in her elementary years and later returned to teach there.