Grandview Heights / Marble Cliff Historical Society

Alan Leamy residence

Fairview and First

Mr. Alan Leamy was the District Manager of the Welsbach Company of Philadelphia, a maker of gas mantles.

His son, Alan H. Leamy was a premiere designer of automobiles, including the Duesenberg, Cord and Packard

of the late 20s and early 30s. Alan H. Leamy is shown in the bottom photo; a collection of his designs can be

seen in an issue of Automobile Quarterly (which can be viewed as a PDF file.)

(Also, see more about this home in the Grandview ThisWeek Moment in Time page.)