Israel House

ID: 1125 ~ Source: Patricia Nohalty ~ Creator: Patricia Nohalty ~ Date: 2015

This file appears in: Andrew and Mary Israel and the Israel House

The building formerly occupied by the Israel House retains its late nineteenth-century appearance.
Image courtesy of Patricia Nohalty

This file appears in: Andrew and Mary Israel and the Israel House

Andrew and Mary Israel and the Israel House

By Alex Covington, Jacob Burress, Trish Nohalty & Tommy Skaggs

In the early 1830s, Andrew and Mary Israel arrived in New Albany, Indiana, from Ohio. Andrew, a native of Kentucky, earned his living as a cobbler. Mary, originally from Virginia, helped her husband finish shoes. Most of her time, however, went into…