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Originally built in 1927 (Scioto County Auditor) as the Portsmouth Public Service Bus Garage/Portsmouth City Lines. Used in that capacity until about 1954.
Served as a garage, truck repair service and warehouse for a variety of companies from about…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Built in 1890. Formerly Alspaugh Furniture, Lewis Furniture Company purchased the inventory in 1920, and the building in 1925, but has an extensive remodel to make more room. In 2011, it became the Elite Institute (beauty school) and was later used…

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.

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…

Hurth Apartments building was originally the Hotel Hurth. It was built in 1923 by Adolph Hurth and was supposedly a fireproof hotel. In 1982, the building was converted into senior apartments.

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…

Portsmouth Brewing Company

Portsmouth Brewery Company