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HARPER PLAT BUILDINGS & OWNERS
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Burned
Block # 18 Bldg. #1 - Mill J. Paetzold
Block #17 * Lots 1, 2, 3, & 4 J. Petgen 1876 * Lots 6, 7 & 8 C. Scott 1874 * Lots 10. 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15 E. Blair 1872
Bldg. #1 Elevator Wm. Waechter
#2 Lumber Yard L. White & S. Singmaster W. W. Horras, What Cheer Wm. Waechter United Lbr. Co. of Clinton W. C. Gretter & Sons
#3 Hdwe. L. White & S. Singmaster Wm. Waechter (added Grocery) ** Burned Summer 1939
#4, 5 & 6 Farmers Union Bldg. Sold Inter. Implements Coal & Groc. Built by Barney Highberger
#4-5 Tim O'Brian Mgr. Vince Striegel Mgr. C. Conrad Produce
#6 Ted Pratt Barber Shop #4, 5 & 6 W. C. Gretter #4 & 5 Alvin Vogel Garage #6 C. Fulton Barber Shop #4 Torn Off #5 & 6 Gretter Storage
#7 Elevator Walter Fagen R. Cherry & Dad Mgr. Also sold cars (Torn Down)
#8 Restaurant & Pool Hall S. J. Striegel, Fred Beech, C. Norgan & son, A. Peiffer, D. Chamberlin, H&N Weber. Shipman, Omer Hammes, Art Schulke, H. Fink, A. Peiffer. W. C. Gretter & Sons, owner. G. Arris, D. Shirkey, Wm. Strohman, Betty Green.
#8 N. Addition Pool Hall S. Striegel also Barber S. Later-Gas Station-V. Smith Also Restaurant, Milo Miller (Torn Down) |
#9 Valerius Drug Store Pin Bowling - V. Striegel N. Highberger
Block #16 * Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 John Bryson 1872 Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 John Holzworth 1873 Lots 13, 14, 15 & 16 John Holzworth 1874 Lot 9 J. H. B. Striegel 1873
Bldg. #1 Ice House - N. Sondag
#2 Restaurant-Pool & Billiards, A. Striegel Add Tavern & Radios - C. Norgan Alle & Hole, Holzworth & Holzworth Barbers; P. Osweiler, J. Horras, T. Ellis Drs. upstairs: Dr. Payne, Dr. Adrian, Dr. Trumbauer 1897-1903, Dr. Grimes (1928 left) Ducan Reed Owner (Burned 1934)
#3 Valerius Drug Store Dr. Thomas M. D., Surg. & Druggest Watch Maker & Jewelry, C. Ververs 1894-1899 Nick Sondag, W.C. Gretter & Sons (Torn Down)
#4 Citizen Savings Bank 1905 Meat Mkt. S. Pipes Meat Mkt. & Groc. N. Sondag W. C. Gretter & Sons (Torn Down)
#5 Hat Shop-Liza J. Martin Keeley Sisters Hat Shop
#6 Matt Valerius Store
#7 1st Ones Unknown H. Clarahan Wm. Clarahan (Torn Down)
#8 Elevator Renfrew, Ferguson (**Burned 1906)
Merry-go-round
Block #15 *Lots 1 & 2 Mathias Blaine 1874 3 & 4 Theo. Nanner 1874 Bldg. #1 City Jail #2 Blacksmith Shop - M. Pauly #3 Jacob Hammen - Mill Buggy Shop - J. Hammen, John Hammen Garage - Wm. Hammen |
Block # 14 * Lots 1 & 2 Peter Hartman 1872 * Lots 3 & 4 John Hoffman 1873 * Lots 5 Chas. Merten 1873 * Lots 7 John Holzworth 1874 * Lot 8 Jocob Pauly 1876 * Lot 9 J. Petgen * Lots 10 & 11 James Randall 1873
Bldg. #1 Citizen Savings Bank Post Office -K. Clarahan, N. Ott Reynolds Funeral Home Hammes Bros. Warehouse Harper House Tav. & Cafe Betty Green, M&T. Miller, Ruth Carr
#2 Present Post Office #3 Levi Bower Post Office-Hartman 1872 B. A. Cleveland 1880 Grocery P. Clarahan Pool Hall-Egg Plant V. Sondag Meat Market Chester Simmons (Restr.) J. W. Miller Home H. Miller & Hammes Warehouse Hammes Bros. Warehouse Post Office (J. Miller) Hammes Bros. Warehouse
#5 Matt Fuhs Peiffer Bros. Hdwe. J. Miller Hdwe. & Hatchery - 1886 J. Miller & Hammes Hdwe & Hatch. Hammes Bros. Hdwe. & Hatchery
#6 John Striegel Grocery I. Peiffer Grocery & Home Joe Conrad , Perry Palmer, Avon Primley, R. Hancock, Nelson Van Dyle, Pete Huffman, Wm. & Dick Meir, Nick Ott, S. Singmaster, Cora Pence, Wm. Jr. & Bob Strohman , Gail Geigner.
#7 Jacob Pauly, John Pauly, John Ludwig - Furniture & Jewelry 1878, John Peiffer-Funeral Home & Supplies, M. Ludwig, Mary & Joe Ludwig, W. C. Gretter, T. Hogan, 1948 - Grocery, R. Singmaster 1959 Grocery, Ed Knepp - Grocery 1966 until now.
#8 John Kautenberger Hdwe.
#9 Levi Bower Bldg. Joe Kautenberger Meat Market |
#7, 8 & 9 ** Burned 1897 #7 Rebuilt - J. Ludwig Furniture & Funeral #10 & 11 A. Striegel Restr. & Pool Hall #11 - John Kautenberger Clothing Store Robbed 1902 #10 - Rudy Bombei #10 & 11 - C.R. Conrad Produce Jones Produce (Freshwaters) #l1-Garage, Milo Miller (Vacant Burned 1948)
#12 Farmer's Savings Bank Post Office (Katharine Clarahan) V. Holzworth Grocery 1934 A.T. Karns Grocery Tom Hogan Grocery (Burned 1948)
#13-Salm Shoe Store & Felix Ott Harness Shop Floyd Merz Feed Store (Burned 1948) New Bldg. F. Merz Feed Store (Burned 1952)
Block # 11 *Lots 3 & 4 John Fuhs 1872 Lot 5 Hoffman Bros. 1875 Lots 6, 7 & 8 Henry Woltering 1872
Bldg. #1-Baker House Hotel Garage - H. Timer & Bart Smith - Fox Garage - Max McCann #2-Pete Hartman Grocery Levi Whistler & Rosencrans Drugs Post Office #2 George Stolte - Meat Market Barber - Milo Baker Upstairs Dance Hall - Dr. W. W. McDonough Ofc. M. D. & Su rgeon - Dr. Grimes #3-Vittetoe & Besser Drugs Dr. F. Besser D. V. M. #4-Webb Yoder Carpenter Shop #5-Dora Peiffer Hat Shop Jewel Hagin Hat Shop Post Office (Katharine Clarahan) Upstairs I. O. O. F. Lodge Club Rooms Now Nick Ott Bldg.
#6 - I. O. O. F. First Bldg. #7-Lafayette #9 School (1st)
Block #10 *Lots 6, 7, 8 & 9 John Petgen 1876 Lot 11 R. Fixmer 1876 |
Lot 11 E.J . Rosencrans 1875 Lots 12 & 13 Catherine Reed 1874 Lots 14 & 15 L. J. Gilbe 1873 Lot 16 L. S. Gelbon 1873 Lots 17 & 18 John Striegel 1872 Lots 19, 20 & 21 H. L. Salisbury 1874
Block # 10 cont. Bldg. #l -Hotel - H.L. Salisbury Post Office Hogin Hat Shop J. Ruplinger Home J. Slattery Home Also Maggie Clarahan D. Rickard Home C. Kilmer Room Ted Pratt-Barber Shop
Bldg. #2 Blind Pig Tavern J. H.B. Striegel Mgr.
#3 Hdwe. & Imp., Store - J .H.B. Striegel Hdwe. & Imp. M. & F. Sondag Upstairs Knights of Columbus Hall Dance Hall Below (West Side) Movie Theater Stage for Plays & Minstrels Years Later-Dance Hall (K. of C.)
Main Street S. of block #9 East Beyond Arrow to the Harper Pond was the Creamery or Cheese Factory. Vick Vercheval & S. Singmaster Well 150 ft. deep. 1887-Jack Davis & Margaret Bower worked at Creamery.
Town Well & Windmill
00 Steel Sheet Bldg. Davis Oil Co. Gas Station Mgr. John Crooks Frank Jaeger |
o City Hall & Water Dept.
XX C. R. I. & P. R. R. Depot
X City Service Gas Station Owner: ince Striegel Owner: Wm. Besser Sr. Owner; Paul Hammes, Wineke Owner: Greene Oil Co. Sigourney - D. Paarman, L. Knepp. Tom Greene.
Block # 7 "Lots 1 & 2 John P. Yerger 1874
Bldg. #l - Methodist Church Now: William's Gun & Marine Shop
Block # 5 Lots 3, 4 & 5 John P. Yerger 1874 Bldg. #1 Lafayette NO. 9 School Owner now: Alfred Peiffer
Block # 4 Bldg. #l -Nick Weber Blacksmith & Welding
Block # 2 Bldg. #1 Garage Omer & Wayne Conkity #2 Truck Garage Omer & Wayne Conkity
South Edge of City
Beyond City Limits Bldg. #l - St. Elizabeth Parsonage Father Robert McAleer #2-St. Elizabeth Catholic Church 1883 #3-Grade School Bldg. 1888 Nuns Home Back Section #4-Marquette Hall 1900 #5-High School & Library Now Grades 1 - 4 1957 #6 - St. Elizabeth's Cemetery |
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