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The house was built by Alfred L. Black in 1903. Black was the last mayor of the town of
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The sisters later sold the house to John and Jackie Mumma in 1963. The Mumma's lived in the house until about 1978 when it was sold to Floyd and Becky
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Stauffer, Clay "Mayor's house boasts of view," The
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