For the record, after speaking with Chris Meiman from the Louisville Slugger Museum, it appears that 118S First St. and 216 First St. may be one and the same. Today, 1st street is split between N 1st & S 1st about Main street with 118S being the modern day address for the old Hillerick shop. However, for some or most (or all) of the 19th century, the modern day address of 118S 1st St. was actually 216 FIRST ST.
A similar explanation might explain the discrepancy between 729 S Preston Street and the photo that shows 1209.
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Joe Gonsowski
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