A look at Front Street In Milton Pa
Through the Decades
A work in progress.
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Unlike most streets, the house numbers do not correspond to the block numbers. For instance, 700 North Front Street is not at 7th street, but rather at the
Northeast Corner of Front and 4th Streets.
2 North Front Street
10 North Front
The Law Offices Of Col. John McCleery
Looking North on Front Street from Broadway, during the 1936 flood
North Front Street From Broadway, 2020
The Chamberlain Home
21 North Front Street [Later The Elks Building]
21 North Front Street
The Chamberlain Home
The Elks purchased this building in 1921
Read More about the Elks Home, here:
During the 1936 flood
In 2020
Post Office, Elks Building, Brick Building at Corner of Broadway and North Front.
Little building between Elks and large Brick building facing Broadway
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28 North Front Street - The Wilson House
Built in 1887 by R.F. Wilson of the Wilson Fly Net Factory
Wilson's Pierce Arrow Automobile, parked in front of the Wilson Mansion, North Front Street Milton (across from the current day post office)
28 North Front Street, in 2020
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Schaffer Furniture & Funeral Director, 30 North Front Street, Milton.
[The building to the right is the Chamberlain Home, later the Elks]
Schaffer took over the business from E.S. Weimer in January of 1909. He appears to have operated for just one year, with Geo. W. Wills was the successor to R.M. Schaffer, Funeral Director, at address of 30 N. Front St, in August 1910.
Dating this photo between January 1909 and August 1910 [assuming the Schaffer sign was changed immediately].
For context:
Most Civil War Veterans were between 65 & 75 years old in 1910.
The Sons Of Veterans Held a large event in Milton in 1909. [Reports mention old soldiers being carried in carriages ]
The Veterans of the Twelfth Regiment PA Volunteers of the Spanish American War celebrated the 11th anniversary in Milton in October 1910.
The James Reighard Smith building. This building was known as the Family Theater, and the bus terminal. It was torn down and today the Milton Post Office sits at this location on North Front Street.
Inside the Family Theater
43 North Front Street
The United States Post Office, built in 1935
Read more about the art deco post office here:
45 North Front street (across from Walnut)
The McCleery Mansion
Gutted in the 1880 fire, only the brick shell remained. It was rebuilt within the original walls.
50 North Front Street
The Chapin House
Built in 1890s
102 North Front
The Caldwell Home
101 North Front Street
Manufacturers Club
Originally built by Charles A Godcharles & Co.
Godcharles had lived in Milton for the 1880 fire and 1889 flood,. He made sure the first floor of this house was higher than the level of the 1889 flood.
In 1920, it became the Milton Manufacturers Club
Gargoyles on the old Milton Manufacturing Building, 2020
2020
Godcharles had lived in Milton for the 1880 fire and 1889 flood,. He made sure the first floor of this house was higher than the level of the 1889 flood.
In 1920, it became the Milton Manufacturers Club
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The Old Manufacturers Club, Milton Hotel [Masonic Temple] , and Dale Rank Funeral Home
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2020 View
Dale Rank Funeral Home, Masonic Temple [Milton Hotel]
The Masonic Building was completed in October of 1930
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117 North Front Street
The Masonic Temple
Built in 1929, completely of concrete
It was the only fireproof building in the borough at the time.
John Wannamaker Store furnished most of the interior.
At one time there was a roller skating rink in the basement, but it was removed afer floodwaters destroyed the floor.
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125 North Front Street
Today the Dale Rank Funeral Home
Originally the home of Frederick Godcharles
Annual Jig Saw Puzzle Sale, 1924
201 North Front Street
The Murry House
Built in 1883 by Samuel Murray, one of the founders of The Car Works [AC&F]
213 North Front Street
The Hull House
Dr. Thomas Ryerson Hall purchased the land and built a house around 1863.
Hull was a member of the electoral college that elected Lincoln in 1860.
He was also Chief Burgess of Milton for 2 terms.
216 North Front Street
Built by George S. Shimer, son of Samuel J. Shimer
According to the walking tour of Milton, none of the homes on the river side of North front street had parking.
Samuel build a large brick garage on teh south side of Upper Market St, behind the Presbyterian church.
228 North Font Street
Built by Samuel Shriner in 1890
View North From Market St - looking south towards Broadway
246 North Front Street
Residence Of Elmer Shimer, son of Samuel J. Shimer
246 N. Front Street in 2022
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342 N. Front Street
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View from 1st Street in Milton, Looking North
The Same Approximate view in 2022. The red brick building in the above postcard appears to be gone. The American Legion building, yellow in the above postcard, pale yellow here, has had the front changed significantly. Here's another photo of the Legion building:
401 North Front Street (Corner of 1st and N. Front)
The American Legion Moved to their new home on North Front Street in October of 1962. Prior to that, they had occupied a building built in 1928, on Bond Avenue.
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The Former American Legion Building On Bound Avenue
Built in 1928
418 North Front
John Y. Buoy was the son in law of Benneville K. Haag
(The Hotel Haag was later the Hotel Milton)
Haag owned the land on which this house was built
Buoy, a Milton merchant, lived in this house.
418 North Front Street in 2022
432 North Front Street
(I think this is a parking lot now)
The View south from Second Street in 2022
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512 North Front Street
Home of John Woods Brown
It survived the Great Fire of 1880
The Clinger House
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602 North Front Street
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701 North Front Street
"Northeast Corner of Front and 4th Streets"
The Chamberlain House
Built by Moses Chamberlin, Milton Merchant
The logs for this house were floated down the Susquehanna and brought in at the 4th street channel.
2022
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Not yet Certain
Not yet Certain
Where These Photos Go
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