Ligonier Circa 1899-Ligonier, IN - Murals on Waymarking.com

This mural is a collage of downtown stores from the late 1800's to early 1900's. The stores are not in the seqauence as they were on Cavin Street. These stores were chosen because there were pictures available. In order from left to right:
Weaver Hardware: owned by Albert Weaver and later by his son Elmo Weaver. It included two store fronts, one for the hardware and one for the gift items.
Schlotterback Grocery: owned by Melvin and Mary Schlotterback. This grocery as well as some other independent stores delivered to homes. To all the school children it was their candy store.
Hotel Goldsmith: was originally built in 1874 under another name then renovated in 1895 with a new Palace Queen Furnace of the largest size, new plumbing and bathrooms along with a double steel range in the kitchen and a first class cook making it one of the neatest and best hotels of its size in Indiana. From 1914 to 1935, the Ligonier post office was in the north entrance with Goerge Galey and William Milner as postmasters.
W.A.Brown Funeral Home: was owned by Mr. Brown and son Seeley. The hearse was pulled by a white horse covered with black netting. They also operated a furniture store in the same building. They were located on the corner of 2nd Street and Cavin Street.
Solomom Mier Banking Co: was started by Solomon Mier. It was sometimes called The Banking House of Solomon Mier. It was located at 310 S. Cavin St. and was later occupied by Franks Sporting Goods. The marble walls are still intact inside and the polished granite pillar outside is very impressive.
The Citizens Bank: was owned by the Straus family and later when the Mier and Citizens Bank combined in 1928, it became the American State Bank.
Sollie Kahn's Dry Goods: was a poplular store for clothing and sewing materails.
Jacob Raubert Jewelry Store:was on the west side of Cavin St. It has a large clock hanging in front of the store. Mr. Raubert was a watchmaker and engraver, he also sold fine china and silver flatware.
This mural is sponsored by Rex Hagen Family Foundation

City: Ligonier Location Name: Corner of S. Cavin and East 3rd Street Artist: Kelly Meredith Date: 2009 Media: latex paint on a red brick surface Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]

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Date Logged Log User Rating   09/11/2012 walkingwildly visited it