After the Civil War, a building was designed in memory of the Union soldiers and sailors, both living and dead. The building was called the Soldiers’ Memorial Hall. The name was later shortened to Memorial Hall. On February 6, 1891, Market Square was chosen as the sight for the building. The ground breaking did not occur until May 26, 1891. The corner stone was laid on July 28, 1891.
The depot was originally built in 1906 and contained five large rooms. The depot also included 1,200 feet of umbrella sheds along the platforms. From 1910 to 1920, 1,500 people would gather at the station to watch the No. 15 from Columbus arrive
Patton’s Grocery was owned and operated by Harvey Patton. The store was built around 1920. Located on State Route 93 in Black Fork, Decatur Township, Ohio, the building stood 15 feet from State Route 93 1 mile north of Kimble Cole Road. It is located south of Olive Furnace and north of the road to Poetker Cemetery.
The building was two stories tall. It had a tin, hip roof. Asbestos shingles were on the exterior of the walls. The story had two front entrances.
On March 24, 1966, the 1913 Ironton Post Office, which is currently the Ironton City School Board Building, was officially abandoned by the federal government.
The R & R Roofing Company Building is also known as the Ketter Buggy Company Building. The two-story brick building was built circa 1903 to replace the original Ketter Buggy Company Building, which had been destroyed by fire.
The Ro-Na Theatre formally opened its doors on August 9, 1949. The building cost $300,000 to build and was located in 3rd Street above Vernon Street.
A chief feature of the new theatre was air-conditioning. The air conditioning system was designed by Russell R. Gannon Company of Cincinnati, Ohio. The system was a no draft form of air conditioning.
Roosevelt Hospital was established in 1915. Located at 321to 323 South 5th Street, the hospital served Lawrence County for only a short period of time. Dr. Dan Gray was listed as proprietor of the hospital until it closed around 1923.
The Schweickart Lumber Company was started in the late 1800’s by Frederick Schweickart. In the early 1900’s, Frederick’s son, William, joined the family business. The father and son team went on to form Schweickart & Son. The two worked together for four years until Frederick retired.
In 1875, Irving Drew began making extra fine welt shoes for women. His original location was in Portsmouth, Ohio.
In a few years, George Selby joined Irving Drew. Together these men made women’s shoes under the name of Drew-Selby Company.
For unlisted reasons, Selby and Drew decided not to remain as business partners. After the split, Selby opened his own shoe company named Selby Shoe Company.
The S. S. Kresge Company was started by Sebastion Spering Kresge in Detroit, Michigan in 1900. Kresge’s stores were five and dime stores where everything cost 5¢ or 10¢. In fact, Kresge was a pioneer in this type of store.
