301 East Bremer Built 1890
The creamery supply and manufacturing building was constructed 1890 by local masonry contractor George Corey for the Iowa Creamery Supply Company. Long time hardware business S.H. Curtis Hardware installed the original metal roof. The building’s original plan had the office, warehouse, and machine shop on the first floor, and the tin and wood workshops on the second floor. In 1896, Isaac Woodring, who had been manager of the Iowa Creamery Supply Company, took over the business and the factory, which made “vats, churns,…, boiler feed pumps, feed water heaters, all kinds of tinware used in creameries and a complete butter tub factory.” Woodring’s factory supplied “every piece of machinery and every article necessary to furnish a creamery or cheese factory complete” (Semi-Centennial Souvenir of Waverly, Iowa [1896] no p.). Woodring was a brother of Jacob and Henry Woodring, who operated the Woodring Brothers furniture store (see 114 E. Bremer) and, in fact, had worked with them for a while before associating with the creamery business. Born in Pennsylvania in 1851, Woodring was in Waverly by 1869. One of 12 children, Isaac “Ike” Woodring died in Waverly at age 86 in 1937
By 1905, the creamery supply factory was out of business and city boosters were casting about for a new tenant. A woolen mill in nearby Nashua, Iowa, was a prospect (The Nashua Reporter, 7/13/1905). By at least 1923, the Waverly Publishing Company had moved into the building (Waverly Democrat, 4/19/1923). Later businesses included a garage and farm implement business, a retail store, and a skirt factory. In 1975, the basement was remodeled into a youth center.
Located on the former site of a stable, storage shed, and coal shed, this large brick building predates the nearby CGW tracks and passenger depot by more than a decade. When built in 1890, it directly faced the Hotel Centennial, later called the Acken Hotel Nick McCumber 05/08/24
Other tenants of these building were:
Eldredge Steel Gate Company March 1911
W.G. Carstensen- Implement Dealer Feb 1918
The Waverly Democrat Print Shop Jan 1921
Waverly Publishing march 1923
Platte’s DX Station ??????? Jan 1954- was a classified add selling used playing cards
Waverly Publishing Aug 1965
Article from Feb 1970 mentioned there was a meeting in the former Waverly Publishing building
Botts Discount Store-Virgil Bott 1973-1976
K D billiard supply 1st ad in Nov 78
Fish Magnavox Aug 1980
K D music/amusement supply owned by Ron Ries- June 1990
Building was listed for sale as KD music and amusement Feb 4th 1992- Current Picture
Arends Diversified Auctions June 98
August 1999 had a community garage sale in it
Hair Salon since about 2000
Nick McCumber 05/08/24
Comments:
301 East Bremer Built 1890 The creamery supply and manufacturing building was constructed 1890 by local masonry contractor George Corey for the Iowa Creamery Supply Company. Long time hardware business S.H. Curtis Hardware installed the original metal roof. The building’s original plan had the office, warehouse, and machine shop on the first floor, and the tin and wood workshops on the second floor. In 1896, Isaac Woodring, who had been manager of the Iowa Creamery Supply Company, took over the business and the factory, which made “vats, churns,…, boiler feed pumps, feed water heaters, all kinds of tinware used in creameries and a complete butter tub factory.” Woodring’s factory supplied “every piece of machinery and every article necessary to furnish a creamery or cheese factory complete” (Semi-Centennial Souvenir of Waverly, Iowa [1896] no p.). Woodring was a brother of Jacob and Henry Woodring, who operated the Woodring Brothers furniture store (see 114 E. Bremer) and, in fact, had worked with them for a while before associating with the creamery business. Born in Pennsylvania in 1851, Woodring was in Waverly by 1869. One of 12 children, Isaac “Ike” Woodring died in Waverly at age 86 in 1937 By 1905, the creamery supply factory was out of business and city boosters were casting about for a new tenant. A woolen mill in nearby Nashua, Iowa, was a prospect (The Nashua Reporter, 7/13/1905). By at least 1923, the Waverly Publishing Company had moved into the building (Waverly Democrat, 4/19/1923). Later businesses included a garage and farm implement business, a retail store, and a skirt factory. In 1975, the basement was remodeled into a youth center. Located on the former site of a stable, storage shed, and coal shed, this large brick building predates the nearby CGW tracks and passenger depot by more than a decade. When built in 1890, it directly faced the Hotel Centennial, later called the Acken Hotel Nick McCumber 05/08/24
Other tenants of these building were:
Eldredge Steel Gate Company March 1911 W.G. Carstensen- Implement Dealer Feb 1918 The Waverly Democrat Print Shop Jan 1921 Waverly Publishing march 1923 Platte’s DX Station ??????? Jan 1954- was a classified add selling used playing cards Waverly Publishing Aug 1965 Article from Feb 1970 mentioned there was a meeting in the former Waverly Publishing building Botts Discount Store-Virgil Bott 1973-1976 K D billiard supply 1st ad in Nov 78 Fish Magnavox Aug 1980 K D music/amusement supply owned by Ron Ries- June 1990
Building was listed for sale as KD music and amusement Feb 4th 1992- Current Picture Arends Diversified Auctions June 98 August 1999 had a community garage sale in it Hair Salon since about 2000 Nick McCumber 05/08/24
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. 18A0340