Five lots of land beginning at the southwest corner of South Washington and Alliance Streets were owned by Murray Vandiver, William R. Young, Henrietta Galloway, and William Frieze from 1868 until 1898 when Solomon Mitchell (1843-1921) bought them. The land stretched from that corner south to Samuel Barnes’s property on the west side of 712 South Washington Street. The lots, with a corner house at 700 South Washington Street, was sold by Solomon Mitchell and Anna Mitchell in 1903 to Alexander Dugan (1855-1944) and Sarah Dugan (1850-1927), who had immigrated from Ireland. The Dugans had two daughters, Elizabeth Dugan (1884-1945) and Aeney Dugan (1888-1959). Elizabeth married Albert S. Weyraugh (1885-1945) and Aeney moved to Oklahoma where she married Robert W. Skipper and had a child whom they named Albert Dugan Skipper around 1922. After divorcing Robert, Aeney returned to the home at #700 (after her mother’s death) around 1931 and lived there with her father, Alexander Dugan, and her son Albert D. Skipper.

In August 1941 Alexander Dugan sold the five lots of land and house to his daughter, Elizabeth Weyraugh. Just three months later, however, Elizabeth sold the property to her sister, Aeney Skipper. Aeney continued to live with her son, Albert Skipper, in the home at #700.

In 1956, Aeney Skipper divided the land and sold the southern part of it to Samuel G. Barnes (1902-1964) and Ruth Ann Barnes. They built the current ranch-style one-story brick home after acquiring the property and it became 708 South Washington Street. After Samuel died in 1964, it appears that Ruth Barnes continued living here until 1997 when her attorney sold this property to James Bay Wettig, Jr. and his wife, Kelley D. Wettig.

James B. Wettig, Jr. is the son of James Bay Wettig, Sr. (1930-1976) and Peggy Himes Wettig who owned and operated the popular Wettig Boat Yard at the foot of Fountain Street on the water for many years. James Wettig Jr.’s wife, Kelly Dawn Wettig, is a teacher at the Havre de Grace Elementary School.

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Built 1955. 1396 sq ft, 1 story with basement, 1 bath, brick, 8,000 sq ft lot.