Fire Department in front of Opera House
Title
Fire Department in front of Opera House
Description
Woodstock Fire Department shown with two fire trucks in front of Woodstock Opera House. The truck on the left has been dated as ca. 1936.
Photo shows original wood doors and the Fire Department lettering over the doors as well as the original portico and lights.
Woodstock's Volunteer Fire Department With Some of Its Equipment [PHOTO] FRONT ROW—Left to right: S. J. Ogle, Claire Floyd, Dell Olmstead, Willard Sherman, A. W. Geister (chief) Robert Vieregg, Charles Zoia, Ray Horick, Raul Eickhoff, Ray Beardsley, Leo Dittman. REAR ROW: P. B. Anderson, T. B. Merwin, Walter Mengs, Karl Fritz, Charles Asmus. Absent when picture was taken: Cyrus Sanford, P. E, Conway, Lynn Stone, Robert Leidig. [Woodstock Sentinel 3-13-1937 Sec 9 p7]
121 W. Van Buren Woodstock Opera House
125 W. Van Buren brick building torn down for Opera House Annex and Stage Left Café. The building was owned by Chester Gould for a time.
In the 1914 City Directory it is listed as a blacksmith's shop with it's owner Chauncy Hill. Note the HILL in the brick. Chauncy W. Hill was born Sept. 4, 1858 in Oakland and died Dec 21, 1938. He came to Woodstock in 1888 [Woodstock Journal]. In 1992, it was used in the movie Groundhog Day as the candy shop. It had been empty and was in bad condition.
127 W. Van Buren: In the 1914 City Directory is is listed as the Western United Gas & Electric Company.
Photo shows original wood doors and the Fire Department lettering over the doors as well as the original portico and lights.
Woodstock's Volunteer Fire Department With Some of Its Equipment [PHOTO] FRONT ROW—Left to right: S. J. Ogle, Claire Floyd, Dell Olmstead, Willard Sherman, A. W. Geister (chief) Robert Vieregg, Charles Zoia, Ray Horick, Raul Eickhoff, Ray Beardsley, Leo Dittman. REAR ROW: P. B. Anderson, T. B. Merwin, Walter Mengs, Karl Fritz, Charles Asmus. Absent when picture was taken: Cyrus Sanford, P. E, Conway, Lynn Stone, Robert Leidig. [Woodstock Sentinel 3-13-1937 Sec 9 p7]
121 W. Van Buren Woodstock Opera House
125 W. Van Buren brick building torn down for Opera House Annex and Stage Left Café. The building was owned by Chester Gould for a time.
In the 1914 City Directory it is listed as a blacksmith's shop with it's owner Chauncy Hill. Note the HILL in the brick. Chauncy W. Hill was born Sept. 4, 1858 in Oakland and died Dec 21, 1938. He came to Woodstock in 1888 [Woodstock Journal]. In 1992, it was used in the movie Groundhog Day as the candy shop. It had been empty and was in bad condition.
127 W. Van Buren: In the 1914 City Directory is is listed as the Western United Gas & Electric Company.
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Phil Parker former fire chief
Date
1936~
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Citation
Medlar Studios, Woodstock, “Fire Department in front of Opera House,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed October 9, 2026, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/195.
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