Anamosa - A Reminiscence 1838 - 1988

dismantled and.a two-story brick building. now the
Conmey building. was finished. At the same time. and a
little before. the buildings from Ford Street to the
Fisher House were all completed. with the exception of
the stone building containing Dr. G.M. Fisher's ofllce.
which was constructed in 1866. using Anamosa stone.
The Union Block. on the comer east of the Conmey
building was erected in 1866. The first floor was
divided into three parts. The building was owned by
Alderman & Williams . The corners were blocks of
stone from the Anamosa quarries and the supports on
Main Street were cast iron pillars from the St. Louis
Foundry. In 1925 this building containing the three
stores was given a new brick front: the Union Block sign
being removed in the process.
Across the street from the Fisher House and the Odd
Fellows building. the three brick stores (from the alley
west) were also constructed in 1866.
The large structure on the corner of Garnaviilo and
Main was completed in 1867. This was called
Lehmkuhl‘s block for some time. When Lehmkuhl
moved into this location. it was said that his stock was
complete from a needle to a threshing machine. The
name was later changed and was known as the Holt
building with the hall above occupied by the city offices
for a time. and later all the town entertainment was
held in Holt’s Hall. It was commonly called the Opera
House until the the Opera House was completed in the
vacatedtheater building in 1890 .
In 1871. the county courtroom was located in the
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The Giltrap Bakery. West Main Street. located west Goomer. Anna Lane Belle Cook (name unknown)
of the alley on the south side ofMain Street. Pictured. (Photo submitted by Donald E Giltrap)
left to right. are: Robert Cleveland Giltrap, Maudie
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