Arcangelo Abbaticchio came to America in 1873. His family was from the area near Naples, Italy, that was a mineral resort. It was known for its mineral waters and bathing facilities. His family was quite comfortably fixed. Arcangelo was a handsome, young man. His mother would berate him at times for his behavior and he would threaten to go to America. In desperation, his mother told him to go and, if he liked it, to send for the family and they would join him. He came to Latrobe because of letters of introduction to the Benedictines at St. Vincent through his uncle, a Benedictine monk in Naples. The monks at St. Vincent helped him start a little barber shop in order to get to get on his feet. When he sent for his family, he was pretty well established. Their first home was on Depot Street. They were the first Italian family that lived in that section of town. Arcangelo was always interested in real estate. He bought a brick house on Spring Street. Later he invested in the old Casey property on the corner of Depot & Jefferson that then became known as the Abbaticchio House or the Latrobe House. Always on the alert to better himself, he bought a farm in Mechesneytown including quite a number of surrounding acres and named the streets after his children. In his later years, he and his wife moved to Washington, D.C. When they died, they were buried in St. Mary's Cemetery in Latrobe. (From the Latrobe Bulletin, December 19, 1952)
Arcangelo Abbaticchio came to America in 1873. His family was from the area near Naples, Italy, that was a mineral resort. It was known for its mineral waters and bathing facilities. His family was quite comfortably fixed. Arcangelo was a handsome, young man. His mother would berate him at times for his behavior and he would threaten to go to America. In desperation, his mother told him to go and, if he liked it, to send for the family and they would join him. He came to Latrobe because of letters of introduction to the Benedictines at St. Vincent through his uncle, a Benedictine monk in Naples. The monks at St. Vincent helped him start a little barber shop in order to get to get on his feet. When he sent for his family, he was pretty well established. Their first home was on Depot Street. They were the first Italian family that lived in that section of town. Arcangelo was always interested in real estate. He bought a brick house on Spring Street. Later he invested in the old Casey property on the corner of Depot & Jefferson that then became known as the Abbaticchio House or the Latrobe House. Always on the alert to better himself, he bought a farm in Mechesneytown including quite a number of surrounding acres and named the streets after his children. In his later years, he and his wife moved to Washington, D.C. When they died, they were buried in St. Mary's Cemetery in Latrobe. (From the Latrobe Bulletin, December 19, 1952)
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