In 1896, Daniel and Jennie Hastings sold the house to J.L. Spangler and J.H. Sands. There's a surfeit of information about Hastings and Spangler, and I will attempt to keep it brief.
Hastings was, among other things, a Civil War general, a natural-disaster hero, and Governor of Pennsylvania. J.L. Spangler was his law partner. Together they mounted a number of initiatives, including starting the Blue Baker Coal Company that was a crucial part of Johnstown's early growth. In fact, an unincorporated area in Cambria County bears Spangler's name in his honor.
Spangler and Hastings probably never lived in my house, though Hastings owned my house, then sold it to the father of Mrs. Lane about the same time that he bought the Lanes' home and expanded it into more or less the house that we see today as the Hastings mansion. Presumably renters that I've been unable to identify thus far lived in the house instead.
Hastings was, among other things, a Civil War general, a natural-disaster hero, and Governor of Pennsylvania. J.L. Spangler was his law partner. Together they mounted a number of initiatives, including starting the Blue Baker Coal Company that was a crucial part of Johnstown's early growth. In fact, an unincorporated area in Cambria County bears Spangler's name in his honor.
Spangler and Hastings probably never lived in my house, though Hastings owned my house, then sold it to the father of Mrs. Lane about the same time that he bought the Lanes' home and expanded it into more or less the house that we see today as the Hastings mansion. Presumably renters that I've been unable to identify thus far lived in the house instead.
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