McClure - Marmac Farm
Source: Lafayette Journal and Courier Fri 26 July 1957 p 6
Mr. and Mrs. Don Jacobson and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Franklin McClure of Chicago have purchased the 180-acre farm, known as the Frank George farm, located on Ind 55 one and a half miles east of Newtown. It has been named Marmac Farm. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobson and daughters and Mr. and Mrs. McClure and children expect to spend weekends and vacations at the farm, operated by Lawrence McKinney. The home is being modernized. The 12-room house has been called one of the best-constructed homes in the area. It was built in 1878 by Charles E. McClure who resided there soon after his marriage until he and his wife moved to Newtown in 1900. The house was built of timber found on the farm which is situated on the banks of Coal Creek. McClure was given 27 acres of the land by his father, James McClure, upon his return from the Civil War in which he served from 1862-1865. The home was occupied after the McClures moved to Newtown by their daughter, Mrs. Frank George and her family until their death several years ago and has since been tenanted by various persons. The name Marmac which has been given to the farm by the new owners, derives from the first name of Mrs. Jacobson Martha and the first name of her grandmother, the first hostess in the home, and the family name, McClure. The local park area known as McClure Park was given to the town of Newton in 1929 by the late Charles D. McClure, who bought the site which had been the home of his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Elton McClure.