Print, Photographic

Object/Artifact

-

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1.99.2419

Description

Lewer Building, South State Street. Lewer Auto Building Third Floor Removal. Material: paper. Size: 6 1/2" x 6 1/2". Description: black and white photograph of the Lewer building on South State Street at Second Avenue S.W., Waseca, MN. Lightning hit the building on September 1, 1966 causing the third floor to be destroyed by fire. Crews work a crane to remove the remaining parts of the third floor, leaving the rest of the building intact. Bowling Alley located to the west of Lewer building.

Context

Newspaper quality print. Waseca business: Lewer Auto. Bowling Alley. Built in 1916-1917 by Ewald Lewer, originally a three-story structure. The building’s basement was home to the E.E. Webber Barber Shop and the L.J. Fiebiger Tailoring Establishment. G.M. Hartson Confectionery Store was on the main floor. Dr. F.A. Swartwood’s offices and the Waseca Cooperative Milling Company’s offices were on the second floor. The third floor was used by the Lewer Garage as a paint shop and for storage purposes. Over the years, businesses continued to utilize the building along with the E.W. Lewer Garage. Display room of the garage building was leased to the Post Office department in 1926 until 1937. The Waseca library then rented the space and they remained in the building until after World War II in 1951. Lightning hit the building on September 1, 1966 causing the third floor to be destroyed by fire. The third floor was home to the gunstock manufacturing division of Herter’s Inc. Crevice Café was on the first floor of the Lewer building directly north of the garage offices. Jerry Huntington’s barber shop was located in the front basement of the building.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Made/Created

Date made

Sep 19, 2066

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

December 9, 1999

Update Date

November 21, 2024