4 results for tag: 1890

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. Click Read More to view the story.

1890 – 506 (Old 504) 1st Street

Remodeling has hidden the original architecture of this building. This is another one erected by Paul Bocion in 1890 after the great fire the prior year destroyed the wood building that had held a general merchandise store then a restaurant. Both this building and the one on the corner were referred to as the Bocion Block. Click Read More to view the story.

1890 – 420 1st Street

Erected about 1890, this building at 420 1st Street first housed a general merchandise store. The one-story, 25 by 90 foot flat-roof building originally had brick cornices, large display windows flanking a central entry door, with a row of windows above. A cloth awning provided shade from the summer sun. Click Read More to view the story.

1890 – Pomeroy Building 407 – 411 1st Street

Called the Pomeroy Building or Moose Hall, this two-story building was erected in 1890 by Dr. Francis A. Pomeroy with partner and first tenant, George Gale Mobley, a general merchandise vendor. The timing was fortuitous, for when the Cheney Normal School was destroyed by fire in August 1891, the newly completed building had space on the second floor to accommodate some of its classes. Click Read More to view the story.