3 results for tag: Cheney Free Press
1924 108 College Ave
The building we see today was erected in 1924 as a two-story addition to the Masonic building facing 1st Street. The ground floor and basement were built to house the Cheney Free Press newspaper office, while the second floor was laid out for the Mason’s and Eastern Star lodge functions.
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1890 – 510/512 (old 506/508) 1st Street
This building was erected in 1890 after the great Cheney fire of 18 April 1889. John Melville and George W. Rich built two 25' x 65' commercial spaces sharing front and back façades. The brick buildings were typical commercial one-story structures with a flat roof, with a built-up front façade that sat on basalt foundations. Remodeling has completely covered the original building and the east side wall was rebuilt with cement block to re-enforce the deteriorating brick after the small adjacent building was removed. The building housed two commercial spaces known as 506 and 508 1st.
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1908 – 412 1st Street
This building at 412 1st Street was erected by L. Jack Riddle in 1908 to house his full-service barber shop with baths. Jack Riddle had operated a barber shop in Cheney for two years. Construction of the 20 by 75 foot building began in October 1908 and was completed before year’s end.
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