Valley Girl Views: Chestnut St Mifflinburg Pa,

Chestnut Street, Mifflinburg Pa

The main street through the town of Mifflinburg

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200 Block

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1924

247 Chestnut - The Sands Mansion

Built in 1857 for James Sands, a banker

Believed to be the second oldest brick residence in Mifflinburg

250 Chesnut - Stitzer Home

later restored by the Gutelius and Klose Families

257 Chestnut

Built by Dr Piper in the 1840s

264 Chestnut St - today the Mifflinburg Hotel/Scarlet D. Tavern

The Stitzer Inn was built here in 1829. It was replaced in 1858 by the Deckerd House, later the Union Hotel, then The Hotel Hopp.

The Hopp Hotel

This Deckerd building was damaged by fire in 1916. When it was restored, a balcony was added to the front. Around this same time, the hotel was purchased by Alfred Hopp, owner of the Hopp Carriage Works.

Hotel Hopp, 264 Chestnut Street

273 Ritter Mansion

Built by Enoch Miller in 1878

275 Chestnut Street - The Ritter House

Built by Enoch Miller for his daughter Virginia "Bessie"

Bessie married James Ritter, a successful buggy salesman and silent partner in the Hopp Carriage Company.

Chestnut from 2nd to 3rd, 1887

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300 Block

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Brick building on left possibly 311 Chestnut Street?

322 Chestnut Street

From 1868 - 1883 this building served as Dr Steadman's medical office, and the post office.

333 Chestnut - Wlliam Young Mansion

Built in 1858 by Lewis Palmer

336-338 Chestnut - Bibighaus Home

333 Chestnut Street - The Young Mansion - on left

The Young brothers built the Commercial Hotel, and hardware store.

Bank also on left

The Young Mansion, 333 Chestnut Street built in 1857

340 Chestnut St - Former Site of A&P

343 Chestnut, Mifflinburg Bank & Trust

Property Built in 1927, then enlarged several times

350 Chestnut - Gast General Store/O.R. Laneys

Today ARW Thrift store

Enoch Miller built this building in 1883, for Henry Gast to enlarge his general store.

The first building in the area to use pneumatic tubes

A similar façade of brick was given to the two buildings to the west, which changed the appearance of the entire block

O.R Laney's 5 & 10

Otha Raymond Laney opened O.R. Laney's in Mifflinburg opened on March 21 1936, in the former Gast department store. Mr Laney owned the store until 1976, when he sold it to the Haag's. The store closed in 1990.

Chestnut St looking east toward the 300 block, 1967

O.R. Laney five and dime store on left in the old Gast Dry Goods Building, across from the Mifflinburg bank.

343 Chestnut Street - Mifflinburg Trust Bank

Built in 1925

361 Chestnut St

A large fire in 1923 destroyed a row of buildings here

The Masonic Lodge then built it's temple near the center

374 Chestnut St - Thompson Home

A store front was added later, and the property was combined with the three story business block next door.

3rd to 4th st, 1887

Central Hotel

3rd to 4th st 1913

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400 Block
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The two arched windows on the brick building to the right may be 407 Chestnut Street?

407 Chestnut Street - The Farmers Bank

Built by Enoch Miller in 1889

The Farmers Bank was located in this building until 1908, when it moved across the street.

408 Chestnut - Koons Hardware & Electric Company

In 1981 Arthur Koons daughter Mary moved her dress shop to that location.

CONFLICT? -

408 Chestnut - Dr Kemble's residence

Later purchased by George Washington Schoch, he published the Mifflinburg Telegraph from the second floor, and added a section on the east side for the Mifflinburg Post Office, after being named postmaster.

415-419 Chestnut - Henry Gast Country Store & Home

424 Chestnut - Charlie Kerstetters Livery

425 Chestnut, Home of Daniel B Miller, Buggymaker

Built by Daniels brother Enoch

431 Chestnut - The John Beard Esq. Home

449 Chestnut, The Charles Bogar General Store

Later KL Shively TV & Appliance was located here

From 4th to 5th street, 1887

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500 Block

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500 Chestnut Street - The Buffalo Valley Inn

Built by William Young as a hotel and hardware store, this was the Commercial Inn for a number of years, then the Bingaman Hotel. After a murder during a bar room brawl, the bar was removed and it became a temperance hotel, known as the Buffalo Valley Inn. See more here:

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