Gibson's Historical Mailing Address

[Hendrik Ahrend]

Most of us mandolin geeks are aware of the famous "225 Parsons Street" address in Kalamazoo. Reading through Gibson literature (Spann, catalogs, The Crescendo) several other Parsons Street addresses are to be found: 103, 172, 463, 500, 503, 800 and 1185. (As far as I could find out, the last house on today's Parsons Street is #498.)
Even the pre-1917 location on Harrison Court has at least two mailing addresses appearing in 1911/1912 Crescendo-literature: 505 and 523.

Does any of you have a clue what the story is, different external offices, P. O. Box numbers mistaken for street addresses, sub-optimal communication skills?

[Hendrik Ahrend]

...plus another early street address: 515 Harrison Court.

[MikeEdgerton]

Cafe member Travellerbytrade (Joyce) is writing a book about Orville Gibson. I believe she has done some research on the addresses. You might want to send her a PM.

This message in the thread above mentions Harrison Court.

[Timbofood]

My guess is as they bought more properties, other numbers were used until the “office” settled on the 225 number. The Harrison court address is understandable, it was a cross street and barely there anymore.
I’m sure Joyce can help with this.