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Glendale Heritage Preservation Museum

8-10 Village Square, 1985

8-10 Village Square, 1985

Name/Title

Commercial

Entry/Object ID

2000.003.6089

Scope and Content

This building, a Contributing Structure, located at 8-10 Village Square is one of the few to survive the fire that destroyed most of the Village Square in the 1880s. The three stores that make up the building have housed many different businesses - most frequently grocery establishments. Some of the businesses located here were grocery stores operated by William Bruce and William Blair, Thomas Charles, and Stanley Newton. Mr. Newton later moved his business next door to 11 Village Square. The Louis Folino Shoe Shop and Knecht's Men's Clothing and Knecht's dry cleaning business, Kathleen's Custom Cabinetry and Gold Medal PC have occupied the building. Tamara Berry studio is located there c. 2016- A 20 foot addition was made to the building sometime before 1900. The storefronts were altered sometime after WWII Source: Comprehensive Survey Report, Glendale's Heritage and Faran, Glendale Ohio, 1855-1955. According to Sherrin Knecht, her father in law had a haberdashery business at this location in 1925. Mrs. Clara Newton owned the building and Ray Knecht bought it to house his dry cleaning business.

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Search Terms

8-10 Village Square, Contributing Structure, Grocery Store, Retail Store

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bruce, William

Person or Organization

Blair, William

Person or Organization

Charles, Thomas

Person or Organization

Waters, Seward

Person or Organization

Page, Harry

Person or Organization

Newton, Stanley

Person or Organization

Nippert, Alfred K.

Person or Organization

Newton, Clara

Person or Organization

Knecht, Raymond

Person or Organization

Knecht, Raymond J.

Person or Organization

Knecht, Sherrin

Related Places

Notes

Address: 8-10 Village Square

Create Date

January 5, 2007