OLDEST - Business in Washington, MO
Posted by: YoSam.
N 38° 33.687 W 091° 00.867
15S E 672996 N 4269980
Taller portion built in 1888
Waymark Code: WMZC2F
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2018
Views: 1
County of business: Franklin County
Location of business: W. Main St. 2nd store front W. of Cedar St., north side, Washington
Built: 1885 - 1940
Classified: D & Commercial
Current Occupant: Bleckman Machine & Supply Co.
District Map
Historic Marker on Building:
BLECKMAN BUILDING
Johann "Friedrich" Bleckmann built his first blacksmith shop in 1834. His son Fritz and grandson Henry J. built the eastern part of this building in 1888.
"Bleckman's" is the oldest business in Washington.1888
" ... Blacksmithing, an
essential service of the town throughout the 19th and early 20th
centuries, is represented by the building at 409 W. Main Street,
constructed in the mid-1880s by Hannoverian John F. Bleckmann and
remodeled and enlarged circa 1940 by his descendents [sic] who continued one
of the town's primary blacksmith and machine shops." ~ NRHP Nomination Form, PDF page 19