216 E Bremer (on left) is now Nuss Chiropractic
The building was constructed in 1890 by bricklayer George Corey and carpenter Chris Brown for the Lashbrook Bros. to house their farm implement dealership. Sanborn fire insurance maps label the building a meat market in 1905 and 1915. It housed the Zoller Meat Market in 1926 when the building next door to the east was built. Later businesses included Kettner’s Clothing, a dry cleaner, and a craft shop. In 1969, the front was remodeled and a garage was built at the rear.
This is one of only two buildings in the district that date to the 1890s (the other, at 301 E. Bremer, is a creamery supply and manufacturing building). It replaced a single-story, probably frame, shop and follows the district trend of building replacement buildings in fire resistant materials. Many of the first generation single-story false front shops along East Bremer were replaced in the 1880s with such larger brick buildings. This is the only surviving store building in the district and represents an economically gloomy time for the town, if one judges by the lack of construction in the commercial district during that decade. Nick McCumber 04-19-24
214 E Bremer (on right is The Mixing Bowl Bakery)
After removal of an older building on this site, this building was constructed in the summer of 1921 for J.M. Taylor as a tailor shop The brickwork above the store is very similar to that on 121 E. Bremer built the previous year by mason C.H. Russell for C.P. Neubauer. Later, the building housed an auto parts store. In 1957 remodeling was done to convert the building to office units. Nick McCumber 04-19-24
Comments:
216 E Bremer (on left) is now Nuss Chiropractic The building was constructed in 1890 by bricklayer George Corey and carpenter Chris Brown for the Lashbrook Bros. to house their farm implement dealership. Sanborn fire insurance maps label the building a meat market in 1905 and 1915. It housed the Zoller Meat Market in 1926 when the building next door to the east was built. Later businesses included Kettner’s Clothing, a dry cleaner, and a craft shop. In 1969, the front was remodeled and a garage was built at the rear. This is one of only two buildings in the district that date to the 1890s (the other, at 301 E. Bremer, is a creamery supply and manufacturing building). It replaced a single-story, probably frame, shop and follows the district trend of building replacement buildings in fire resistant materials. Many of the first generation single-story false front shops along East Bremer were replaced in the 1880s with such larger brick buildings. This is the only surviving store building in the district and represents an economically gloomy time for the town, if one judges by the lack of construction in the commercial district during that decade. Nick McCumber 04-19-24
214 E Bremer (on right is The Mixing Bowl Bakery) After removal of an older building on this site, this building was constructed in the summer of 1921 for J.M. Taylor as a tailor shop The brickwork above the store is very similar to that on 121 E. Bremer built the previous year by mason C.H. Russell for C.P. Neubauer. Later, the building housed an auto parts store. In 1957 remodeling was done to convert the building to office units. Nick McCumber 04-19-24
Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx Accession No. 02N0080