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309 Jefferson & corner of Third (3rd) Streets
The Vulcan Last Corporation built this building in 1927 as part of offices and manufacturing for the golf clubs & golf equipment produced by the company. Vulcan Last retained the…

Private residence.
Year built 1951, according to the Scioto County, Ohio, Auditor.

Private storage garage.
Scioto County Auditor lists year built as 1900. The back part of the building, not seen in this photo, is cement block. Front portion is newer metal construction.

Built abt 1970.
1970-1978 Foodland Market #1
1981-1982 Wolford's Machine Shop & Auto Parts
1982-present Kelly's Carpet Inc.

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1954-present Cleaning Supply Company (CSC)
Several businesses and private residences at the location from 1918-1954
R. P. Bower & Son, autos
Auto Tire & Acetylene Welding Shop

Commercial businesses occupied the space from about 1875-2003.
From about 1875-1928 there were a series of barber shops at the address.
About 1928 the Kroger Grocery & Baking Company built more space and moved in for business. Kroger occupied the…

Scioto County Auditor year built-1870. A butcher shop/meat market from the 1870s until 2001. Originally Adam Giesler's Meat Market until about 1950. From 1952-2001, Herrmann's Meat Company/Herrmann's & Sons. Since 2002, the building has housed…

First Presbyterian Church, 221 Court Street, corner of 3rd & Court Streets. Dedicated for worship, 1851. The oldest church building in Portsmouth. In 1973 the church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Helen's Bakery, Scioto County Auditor record of year built-1870.
In 1899, was owned by J.P. Montavon.
About 1907, the original bakery was started by August Knockle, a German immigrant. He ran the bakery until 1927 , and Barbour Counts bought the…

Color photograph of building.
Historically, this address/building housed some of these early businesses:
Alfred Frederick 1916 Saloon
J.A. Richter & W. S. Gilkerson 1918 Saloon
Garthee Cafe & Lunch Room 1914-1915
E.C. James 1912-1913…

1956-2014+ Market Street Hardware. Scioto County Auditor record of year built-1850.
1952-1956 Blankenship's Hardware Store
1947 Chester E. Pollitt, hardware store.
1941 Ralph E. Mauntel, lunch room/restaurant.
1935-1910 J.J. Orlett & Son…

Formerly Schaefer's Food Market from about 1900 until the early 1940s. The grocery store was run by Joseph P. Schaefer and Sons. In the mid-1940s, Schaefer's branched out with larger super markets in the region. The original building was used as a…