by historydemo | Jan 2, 2018 | Main Street Tour
← 1371-1375 Main Street 1442-1448 Main Street → Joseph Kettlewell was a skilled blacksmith who arrived here in 1872 and began to establish a business. In 1884, Kettlewell and his son built the present day brick building. It included a general merchandise...
by historydemo | Jan 16, 2018 | Main Street Tour
← 1367 Main Street 1379-1381 Main Street → The owner, Caroline Adsit, built this single-story building of native stone in 1884. When the building was finished, but empty, an “Old Clothes Ball” was held with a live band. The proceeds went to the...
by historydemo | Jan 16, 2018 | Main Street Tour
← 1357-1359 Main Street 1371-1375 Main Street → This single-story building was built in 1888. It has a brick façade topped by a flat, decorated parapet. Below it are a slightly raised cornice and dentil course with ornamental floral panels between the...
by historydemo | Jan 16, 2018 | Main Street Tour
← 1351 Main Street 1367 Main Street → This single-story building was built in 1936. It has a flat parapet topped with narrow terra cotta bands.Two businesses share the building. The building housed a bakery for many years. It has also been a yarn boutique, a...
by historydemo | Jan 16, 2018 | Main Street Tour
← 1347 Main Street 1357-1359 Main Street → In 1890, Charles Greenfield built his new building on Main Street. The contract was awarded to John C. Mixon & Son. The St. Helena Star reported on July 25 that someone had stolen Frank Mixon’s...
by historydemo | Jan 16, 2018 | Main Street Tour
← 1339-1341 Main Street 1351 Main Street → Owen Wade built this single-story stucco-finished building in 1890. William H. Smith moved St. Helena Pharmacy into the building in 1895 and later renamed it Smith’s Pharmacy. The building was a pharmacy for...
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