Become a part of history and plan your upcoming wedding or event at The Marietta Community House. In 1871, Dr. John Huston commissioned the house be built on 264 West Market Street, Marietta, for his nephew. No one from the Huston family ever lived there and in 1875 it was sold to Amos Bowman, a local banker and entrepreneur. It remained a private residence until 1909 when it was sold.
It was purchased by Edith A. Gilliland, wife of Dr. S. H. Gilliland and converted to a sanitarium named the Pines. The sanitarium administered the Pasteur rabies vaccine consisting of 21 painful injections to (mostly) children at the Pines. An extremely strict regimen needed to be followed and the children remained at the Pines during the administration series.
The building was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Hiestand in 1919 as World War 1 was ending. They generously donated the house to the community of Marietta and formed a corporation called The Marietta Community House. A picture of Benjamin Hiestand hangs in the front fireplace room.
It was purchased by Edith A. Gilliland, wife of Dr. S. H. Gilliland and converted to a sanitarium named the Pines. The sanitarium administered the Pasteur rabies vaccine consisting of 21 painful injections to (mostly) children at the Pines. An extremely strict regimen needed to be followed and the children remained at the Pines during the administration series.
The building was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Hiestand in 1919 as World War 1 was ending. They generously donated the house to the community of Marietta and formed a corporation called The Marietta Community House. A picture of Benjamin Hiestand hangs in the front fireplace room.
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