Welcome Home 1919 Cass St Stone Shoes
Title
Welcome Home 1919 Cass St Stone Shoes
Description
108 Cass
Three boys stand on the sidewalk in front of Stone & Son Shoe Store on June 10, 1919 decorated for the Welcome Home celebration.This was the last frame building on the square until it burned down in 1936.
"Most Recent Bad Fire The last fire of considerable consequence was the burning of the building at the corner of Main and Cass streets in zero temperature on the morning of Jan. 28, 1936. This old building, memorable because of its long standing on that corner for between 80 and 90 years, had for years been devoted to the boot and shoe business, but housed several different establishments at the time of its destruction. Its early tenants were Josiah Dwight, William H. Dwight, Cowlin & Dwight, Cowlin, Forrest & Dwight, Henry A. Stone, Stone & Hart and H. A. Stone & Son, in the order named, who there dispensed footwear, to the public for more than half a century, and after the death of H. A. Stone it was conducted for some time by his son, Lynn F. Stone. About 30 years ago the west side of the store became the quarters of the McHenry County State bank, which, under the management of John D. Donovan and his associates, did a thriving business there until its removal to what was formerly the Whitson hardware store on Benton street. The tenants at the time of the fire, which destroyed this old landmark were the Corner tavern, Boehart's tavern, Lindvall's shoe repair shop, Bransby's studio, Readel's lunch room, and Miss Rita Ritzer, who had rooms on the second floor. The total loss was estimated at $30,000, with very little insurance. Among the valuables lost in the fire were many old-time negatives in the photograph studio on the second floor which was originally conducted by G. A. Burbank and later by Melvin G. Tripp, which never can be replaced and which should have been preserved in a fire-proof compartment." [Woodstock Sentinel 3-13-1937 Sec. 3 p.1]
The west portion of the building housed the McHenry County State Bank beginning in 1903. It had moved to 114 N. Benton by 1914.
Three boys stand on the sidewalk in front of Stone & Son Shoe Store on June 10, 1919 decorated for the Welcome Home celebration.This was the last frame building on the square until it burned down in 1936.
"Most Recent Bad Fire The last fire of considerable consequence was the burning of the building at the corner of Main and Cass streets in zero temperature on the morning of Jan. 28, 1936. This old building, memorable because of its long standing on that corner for between 80 and 90 years, had for years been devoted to the boot and shoe business, but housed several different establishments at the time of its destruction. Its early tenants were Josiah Dwight, William H. Dwight, Cowlin & Dwight, Cowlin, Forrest & Dwight, Henry A. Stone, Stone & Hart and H. A. Stone & Son, in the order named, who there dispensed footwear, to the public for more than half a century, and after the death of H. A. Stone it was conducted for some time by his son, Lynn F. Stone. About 30 years ago the west side of the store became the quarters of the McHenry County State bank, which, under the management of John D. Donovan and his associates, did a thriving business there until its removal to what was formerly the Whitson hardware store on Benton street. The tenants at the time of the fire, which destroyed this old landmark were the Corner tavern, Boehart's tavern, Lindvall's shoe repair shop, Bransby's studio, Readel's lunch room, and Miss Rita Ritzer, who had rooms on the second floor. The total loss was estimated at $30,000, with very little insurance. Among the valuables lost in the fire were many old-time negatives in the photograph studio on the second floor which was originally conducted by G. A. Burbank and later by Melvin G. Tripp, which never can be replaced and which should have been preserved in a fire-proof compartment." [Woodstock Sentinel 3-13-1937 Sec. 3 p.1]
The west portion of the building housed the McHenry County State Bank beginning in 1903. It had moved to 114 N. Benton by 1914.
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Date
1919
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Citation
Tripp Photo, Woodstock, “Welcome Home 1919 Cass St Stone Shoes,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed October 4, 2024, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/453.
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