Charles W. Czech home, South Pine, Harrison.  Czech owned the Jersey Roller Mill which was known for its quality flours and meals (coarse-ground grains).
Boone County Library Collection (S-87-128-28)

The first settlers built hand-hewn log cabins and lived a simple, hard life.  As communities and towns grew, roads and a railroad were built.  New architectural styles and fancy construction materials made their way into the county, allowing prosperous businessmen to build large, showy homes.

By the early 1900s many in the African American community in Harrison owned their own homes.  They were often located in the less desirable parts of the town, although a few families lived in white neighborhoods.