[Early History; Corner Site Only]

1859: Charles Lincoln Wilson buys this site, previously patented by Theodore Judah.

1861: C.L. Wilson erects a wooden warehouse to serve railway terminal across 5th street.

1863: Used often as a community hall, “Roods Hall.” Roods was Wilson’s brother-in-law.

1870: Stephan & Melissa Burdge run a boarding house/hotel here during most of the decade.

1883: Historic Downtown Fire, July 11. Burdge Hotel burns—rebuilt across G Street. Gladding, McBean & Co. buy this site and build this brick building for their use.

1887: C.H. Butterfield buys building and opens a general store.

1890: The Post Office is here. Butterfield dies.

1891: Mrs. E.J. Atkinson buys the building. L.D. Adams Store(1891-1903). Rochdale Chain Store(1903-1905).

1907: Walter Jansen buys the building. Stores of note: J.E. “Jute” Tofft (1907-1920); Tofft Hardware (R.J. Tofft),(1918-1931).

1912: Jansen doubles building size. Finney and Tofft Mercantile Store, and others, here. After 1920 a series of merchants—Jansen, Tofft, Gates, Brooks, and many others.

1990: Wm. & John Falconi buy building. Vacant after 1992. Restored by Falconis in 2002.

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Marker is on G Street (Highway 65), on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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