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THE LITITZ RECORD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1911Old Building's of LititzDates of Erection, Owners Fast and Present and General History Thereof.By HENRY J. SEABERStorting With the Springs Hotel, Go“ng pied for school purposes until 1865,when East^Akmg Main on the South^ Side, . was succeeded by Rickert and Hepp.In 1883 it was remodeled and the Sun-and Returning on the North Side.No. 1, “Zum Auker Hotel,” built in 1764 by the Moravian congregation. Aday-school chapel was added to the rear. No. 27. The Brethren's house gran-two-story log house. In 1804 it added i ary and chandler shop. No date given an addition of a two-story brick at the when it was built. First occupied by*western end. In 1855 it was sold to Samuel Lichtenthaeler, who in 1864 moved the Wabank hotel, a four-story frame building, to Lititz, which had a frontage on Broad street running up to the alley. It was 105 feet long and 45 feet wide, connected with the present hotel by balconies. Was destroyed by fire July 31, 1873, at the noon hour.No. 2, built by Adolph Lichenthaeler in 1792, and later remodeled by Jacob B. Tshudy, now occupied by Mrs. Lillie Rudy. The store building was erected by Ilaydn H. Tshudy in 1868, now occupied by the Pfautz'Bros.No. 3, erected by Isaac Harry; later removed and replaced by Israel G. Erb,No. 4, built hy SamT Steinke in 1782, was removed by I. H. Doster and now occupied as a store. The dwelling connected was built by Dr. Michael Rank in 1805.No. 5, built by Joseph Sturgis in 1796, later torn down by Emanuel Kauffman, and replaced by a brick dwelling. At present owned by Wm. E. Fasnacht.No. 6, built by Mathias Tshudy in 1798; later rebuilt by L. S. Hacker. At present occupied by his widow.No. 7, erected by John W. Werner in 1762 and is still the original. At present occupied by Mrs. Mary Hueb-ener.No. 8, built by I, F. Builistscbeck in 1764 and is at present occupied by H. J. Pearson. A carpenter shop was annexed on the site of J. M. Long’s shop.No. 9, built by M. Baumgardner in 1758 and was rebuilt by Wm. Evans in 1876. In rear of this home, along Cedar street, which we name as No. 10, stood a one-story stone house, replaced since by an office by Mr. Evans.No. 11, along Cedar street, a brick house erected by John G. Traeger. No date is given when it was built, but the writer went to school therein, taught by Mr. Traeger’s widow, in 1839, and there our beloved Prof. John Beck learned the shoemaking trade. Dr. Evans now owns the property, which he rebuilt.No. 13, built by Gottlieb Masslich in 1793, which was removed and rebuilt a few years ago by H. P. Fry and used as a drug store and dwelling.No. 14, built by Claus Coellen in 1768 and within the writer’s lifetime was occupied by L. P. Ricksecker, a hatter, during whose time you had to go to the hatter and have your head measured when you wanted a new hat.No. 15, built by John Phillips in 1796, owned afterward by John Hamm, who manufactured cigars, plug tobacco and snuff. The latter was ground by horsepower. Mr. Hamm was the grandfather of Lonisa A.Weitzel. Property owned at present by J. B. Hertzler.No. 16, built by Matthew Shady inisday,’hurs-idnes-avoidfitted court i will given :iving’, the was fromccur-n“theport-irdayrand-ezer,leran3erg-Lancaster 'erris, lich.) re theed L.;nt of presi-e the ; and ; will The :duled Quarts 1762. The store business was carried on there by the Moravian congregation until 1844, when it was sold to N. S. Wolle, now occupied by his son R. N. Wolie as a dwelling. The present store house was erected by the elder Wollein 1855.No. 17, built by F. D. Riekex't, at present occupied by his daughter and Mrs. Louisa Buch.No. 18, built by Samuel Grosh in 1819; at present occupied by Mrs. F. Van Vleck.No. 19, the Brethren’s smithshop and potash factory. In 1815 Prof. John Beck began to teach the town boys in this building and in 1822 it was remodeled and a second story added, which was used as a concert hall, now replaced by the Moravian Home for aged women.No. 20. In 1881 N. S. Wolle erected a home here; now occupied by Webster Keller.No. 21, in rear of No. 20, now among the past. It was the old farm house; no date given when it was built.No. 22, the site where the church sexton’s house now is. It was divided into three parts—the first used for mak-ing tallow candles, the second as a car-, | penter shop occupied hy GreenburyPetty court, and the third for various purposes. Back of the building was the slaughter house, the business being carried on by the congregation. In 1848 it was removed to where it now stands on Cedar street to-day. In 1855 it was sold to John Evans by the congregation and E. F. Lutz is the present occupant.No. 23 was the old barn which was built in 1792, used for church purposes while the church was being remodeled in 1857.No. 24 was built by Henry J. Seaber in 1860 as the farm house to the old barn and in 1867 Charles H. Seaber moved there, where he died in 1902.No, 25. The Brethren’s house cornerstone was laid in 1759 and dedicated inces.mer-Rev.inleyreek.odist’■manreek.H. C. Heyne and then by J. P. Bachman. followed by Jacob Miller, wherein latex* his widow taught school for boys for some time.No. 28, several buildings in rear of Brethren’s house, but removed years ago.No. 29, the corpse house depository, built of stone in 1787.No. 30, the Moravian church, the present structure, built in 1787.No. 31, the second parsonage. The corner stone was laid in 1762 and was dedicated in 1763 by Bishop Hehl; at present occupied by Rev. E. S. Hagen.No. 32, the cabinet building, the Sisters’ weaving house, and later a girls’ school in 1784.No. 33, the Sistei*s’ House, the cornerstone of which was laid in 1758 and dedicated in 1760. All the single sisters of the denomination in America were quartered herein. Sister May Magdalena Augustine came here from Europe and took charge and held the position until her death.No. 34, girls' school, erected in 1769. A third story and another wing added in 1804, and a southern wing added in 1844, the institution now known as Linden Hall Seminary.No. 35, the Mary Dixon Memorial chapel, built in the years 1883-84.No. 36, built by Mary Kreiter No date given when built and now no more.No. 37, built by Chi*istian Tshudy in 1768.No. 38, the Widow Protzman house built in 1782. The last owner was Samuel Kreider, the cooper, who died in 1868. Mr. Kreider was the grandfather of C. H. Kreider, the hardware man. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. These three last named houses stood on the Linden Hall pleasure grounds.No. 39, built by David Weinland in 1822. Bought by Chas. A. Grosh, who carried on blacksmithing for a long time at this spot, now occupied by Mi*s. Mary Zahm.No. 40. Michael Muecke, the brewer.No. 41, built as Brethren’s Economy House as a tannery near the wool carding mill and was bought by Benjamin Chitty, who moved it to its present location. It was first built in 1768 and removed in 1795. The writer remembers that J. McElhenny made farm wagons for the U. S. government in 1846. At present it is owned and occupied by A. 0. Pfautz.No. 42, built by Amelia Muecke in 1843; at present occupied by John Gib-bel.No. 43, built by Peter Grosh; no date given.No. 44, erected by Christian Fertig in 1782, at pi-esent occupied by A. E. Bachman.No. 45, built by Dr. Thumhai’dts in 1809. A brick addition was made for an apothecary shop. The two buildings were rebuilt by Dr. Evans a few years ago.No. 47, erected by Peter Kreider in 1784. At present occupied by Stui’gis Co., bretzel bakers.No. 48, erected by Leon Schoenlein in 1782. The roof of this house burned off in a big fire on July 18,1833. It was occupied by James Alexander Sturgis and lastly by his son James O. Sturgis, both carpenters and builders.No. 49, built by John George Kapp in 1790, rebuilt in 1838, after the fire, by Philip Conn. Now occupied by B. B. Hertzler.No. 50, the Warwick Gemein House. Rededicated in 1766 by the Rev. B. A. Grube. Afterwards the boys’ school was held there by Jacob Ricksecker. Destx-oyed by fii'e in 1838; rebuilt by Jacob Rock. Now occupied by Mrs. Levi Becker on the corner of Main and Water streets. At the foot of the lot was a house devoted to the teaching and training of little girls, taught by Mrs. Rose Rauch, which was also destroyed in the big fire of 1838.(to be continued.)rHylt;The grea made by man Our new many of whic dren’s Feet.G2Patent Colt Box Calf; M Kid Tops, Wi ton or Bluche $1.00AQU ofDavenpt style. ; withoutBesi the only Hand-m tory.Have nc and bett We saveBIGCapital $6oWe WelcIn proporti-SAVINfrOld Apple Trees, Well Treated, Will BearFruit.anna;omehner s in tions will t its nent con-;ion-sent-Jom-omearly ade-i itApple trees 40, 50 and even 100 years old, given modern, up-to-date, intelligent treatment, will bear good crops of fruit, says the best authority in the State, and that ought to be convincing to apple growers who have the reputation of producing fruit equal to any.State Zoologist H. A. Surface, who has summoned the State's orchard inspectors for a “roundup” or general discussion of the results of the State’s campaign of instruction of farmers and fruit growers, says he thinks the reports will show that more real old trees are bearing than ever known before.“Trees 40 and 50 years old that have been ‘dehorned’ are now bearing regularly; in fact, I showed Governor TenerIILOOK FTHIS SiWe are on 1 siiL.M. Ma picture this week that presented a 1761. It was sold to J. P. Bachman in 1 tree 60 years old that had been cutback.1819 for $2450. He sold it to the congregation in 1830. It was used by Mr.Beck for his academy, which he oceu- excellently.”The branches were loaded with apples, ” said he. “I know of a tree 100 years old in Monroe county that is bearingELECTRICLDYNAMOS, M ELECTRIC FIXTUREB,FRINGE,BATWiring; Promt
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