2014-05-12 13:44
"George Stocker built the Union Block so many remember as Stommel's store (529 E. Third St.). Residences were upstairs and for many years the offices of Dr. Clara Faulkner. The building was… Read More
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An informal history of businesses and homes in downtown Hobart, Indiana — based on memories collected in 1979.
2014-05-11 16:38
"The First United Methodist Church congregation built a small brick church here in 1871. It was replaced in 1914 and many additions have since been made."Images (links open in a new window):… Read More
2012-08-08 15:19
"This Tudor-type building, now the Hobart Historical Society Museum, was originally the Hobart Public Library, built in 1915 under a Carnegie grant through efforts of the Woman's Reading Clu… Read More
2012-08-08 15:06
"Hillman's saloon, The Hub, was at the alley and Third Street and was later operated by Henry Ittel. Bob Wheaton opened an electric shop here and then again it was a saloon and pool hall. A… Read More
2011-10-11 13:56
"Paul Newman and his son, Mickey, operated a hardware store in a long frame building on this corner. Later he converted the Third Street part to be a garage and car sales (Newman Motor and H… Read More
2011-10-11 02:13
"Where Elinor's Shop is now located was once Hamman's livery and later Batterman's machine shop. There was a roller skating rink on the second floor. Later there was a dancing school upstair… Read More
2011-10-09 17:01
"First a frame building was on this corner and housed an inn. A two-story brick replaced it as a hotel and tavern. It became a restaurant (the Green Café) and later a saloon before it… Read More
2011-10-05 14:21
"Hobart's first fire station was built here."Images (links open in a new window):♦ A couple undated views of the fire station at the end of Fourth Street.♦ Too bad we don't have… Read More
2011-10-02 16:02
"This was the site of the Scholler warehouse for farm machinery and at the alley hung a fire bell that called volunteer firefighters when they were needed. Ittel Realty now operates here."Im… Read More
2011-10-02 16:01
This location was not included in the original 1979 article, but I have a little information on it. Apparently William and Amanda Scholler built a home here, more or less across the street f… Read More
2011-09-30 19:18
"A Mrs. Ellis had a hat shop on this corner in the early 1900s. Later the home was used as a youth center, 'The Ho-Hive.' The building was razed and the space used as a city hall parking lot… Read More
2011-09-30 19:01
"This small building has housed a taxi stand, an antique shop, and is now used by Hobart Hardware."Images (links open in a new window):♦ The Little Pioneer Studio, an antique store ope… Read More
2011-09-30 19:01
"Scheidt and Keilman's Bee Hive Store had one entrance on Third Street. Remodeling, the building became part of the First State Bank offices. Again remodeled, and a small building added, Bin… Read More
2011-09-30 19:01
"In the rear of the Roper building (Third and Main) was once a Chinese laundry. Hobart's Post Office was in the building from 1889 until 1910. Here also has been Baumer's bakery, dental offi… Read More
2011-09-30 19:00
"A wagon shop was next to Batterman's machine shop in the late 1800s. Later a new building housed Dell Beach's jewelry shop. Beach sold to Rod Cubberley and moved to Valparaiso. Cubberly sub… Read More
2011-09-30 19:00
"The Guyer Building, built in 1897, had living quarters upstairs and downstairs housed a variety store and grocery. From 1910 until 1923 the Hobart Post Office was on the east side and Saute… Read More
2011-09-30 18:59
"Scheddell and Reissig had a drug store here. After they closed, Otto Bray opened a meat market and later Marshall Parry operated a grocery store before he moved to Main Street. More recentl… Read More
2011-09-30 18:59
"Dr. L.M. Friedrich built the two-story brick building in 1910 and had his doctor's office and home here. A photographer was on the second floor as well. The first floor at different times h… Read More
2011-09-30 18:59
"The Alwin Wild building was erected in 1910. Here Mr. Wild had a funeral home and furniture store. It was once used as township trustee's offices and as a church by a Baptist congregation… Read More
2011-09-30 18:58
"Site of Scholler's Blacksmith Shop, the last one operating in Hobart, and the Ballantyne wagon shop. Attorney Ray Kostbade remodeled the buildings in the 1950s as offices, now occupied by K… Read More
2011-09-30 18:58
"Jerry Killigrew's blacksmith's shop was on this lot in the 1880s. Roper Brothers built the building in the 1920s and were the agency for Chevrolet cars and later Ford cars. Paul Heuring was… Read More
2011-09-30 18:57
"Sherman Henderson, who became Hobart City's first mayor, built a home and ice cream factory here. Hobart bought the building for a city hall, jail and fire-fighters' office in 1925."Images… Read More
2011-09-30 18:57
"This was the first site of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (511 Fourth St.). The building was moved to another site." Read More
2011-09-30 18:57
"This two-story brick building was built by Dr. Andrew Willing in 1887 and was where he and his daughter, Dr. Mary Willing, practiced medicine. Dr. Andrew Willing moved his practice to Wheel… Read More
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