106 & 108 S. Main  

?-1903, Mar 5 - Adams & Co.

1906 Sanborn Map - Lot 32: 1) Clothing 2) Grocery

Hessel's Building

1903-1913 - Hessel's Building "The Surprise Store" Names associated with the store and building during this time:

Hessel Brothers - Samuel "Sam" and Isadore Hessel
Milton G. Hopper
Fanny Hessel
O. J. Warner of Argos
John Osborn
Messrs. Hishaw and Vandenbark

Wickizer Building 1914-1947

1913 - Nov 13 - One of the Argos Wickizers is coming to Culver to Open a furniture store in the Hesell building

1914 Feb 26 - The new furniture store is getting settled in the Hessel building

1914 - Furniture, 1914 Sanborn Map

1924 - 'S', 1914 Sanborn Map

Hattie Wickizer's Dry Goods & Grocery

It is said she was known for her hat's and that the name 'Hattie' because of this appropriately fitted her.

1933 - Nov. 20 The Wickizer Variety Store has been remodeled on the interior with new steel shelves and tables allowing an attractive arrangement of stock

1934 - Mar 22 - P. A. Wiickizer has added a grocery stock to his variety store.



1937 - "s" 1937 Sanborn Map



1940 - May 1 - the old garage back of the Wickizer store was destroyed by a fire which also spread to the adjacent Bogardas building Saturday afternoon with a loss of about $_00.

1943 - Jul 14 - Wickizer's Grocery and Market has installed a self-service system.
Wickizer's grocery and market has installed a self-service system. According to manager Leo Butler, the store has been working toward the self-service system for some time and has just completed the final arrangements.


1944 - Nov. 22 - Detriot Man Buys Wickizer's Grocery
Frank Douglas of Detroit, Mich., has purchased the Wickizer Grocery and Market, of Mrs. Hattie Wickizer and the new owner tool possession Monday.

The business had been managed for some time by Leo Butler.

Mr. Douglas is a nephew of Mrs. Wickizer and has several friends here as he has visited Culver on numerous occasions.

The family will live in the Gysin house in the south part of town.


1947 - Oct 1 - Wickizer's Store Sold to Fort Wayne Men
Wickizer's Store, including all departments and building, has been sold to Joe R. Goldsmith and his son-in-law, Albert B. Peterson, both of Fort Wayne, who announce that the business has been named the Culver Department Store

Both arrre experienced business men and Mr. Petesohon is an ex-serviceman, having served in the air force during world War II for four year. The new owners took possession Tuesday.

Both families are moving to Culver as soon as they can find a place to live. They are members of the Presbyterian church.

Mrs. Hattie Wickizer announces that she is retiring from business and will continue to make her home here.

Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Wikchizer entered business her in 1914.

1947-1949 - Culver Department Store - Joe Goldsmith & Al Peterson

1949 - Jan 26 - Close Out Variety Items, Plan Super Market Here
The ladies-to-wear merchandise and variety items have been sold by Culver Department Store to Taylor's Ben Franklin Store, and Goldsmith & Petersohn, proprietors, announce that they will devote the entire store space to a super market.

Plans were completed Tuesday for remodeling the interior and work will start the first of next week.

Announcement of the opening of the improved market will be announced in the near future.


newly arranged self food store - ran a contest to change the name winner received $20.

106 (104) Main - Wickizer Building

1955-1958 Eileen's Dress Shop<

1955 - March 9 - Eileen's Dress Shop, owned and operated by Mrs. Eileen Dawson, has opened for business in the Wickizer Building.

1958, Jan 8 - Eileen's Dress Shop Goes Out of Buisness
The entire community was sorry to ohave Mrs. Eileen Dawson discontinue her fine little store known as Eileen's dress Shop. We wish her well in her future plans.

The Trailsman sports store has moved in the space vacated by Mrs. dawson in the Amond Building on Main Street, giving up its former location across from the Town Park on Lake Shore Drive.






1958,Jan 8 - Trailsman Sport's Store - formerly at 634 Lakeshore Dr. 1958 - Jan 15 - TERRIBLE ERROR IN LAST WEEK'S PAPER The Trailsman sports store is now located in the space in the Wickizer Building on Main Street formerly occupied by Eileen's Dress Shop. Last week's paper called it the Amond Building which is, of course, next door. 1958- Jan 22 - WE ARE NOT responsible for any debts incurred by Dwight Gard or the Trailsman, Culver, Ind. Tim Motts. Route 1, Syracuse, Ind. 1958 - Jun 18 - MIKE GARD WILL GIVE ARCHERY DEMONSTRATION Mike Gard. from the Trailsman Sports Shop, will meet with the Archery Club at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 24. when he will put 011 at archery demonstration and give archery lessons. The Archery Club, which is a, part of the Culver Summer Reereation Program, meets at the High School Track Field each week for instructions from R04 bert Gilbert and Ann Osborn 1958 - Sep 3 - THE TRAILSMAN"* IS CLOSING ITS DOORS ON MAIN STREET A "Going Out Of Business" sign has appeared in the front window of "The Trailsman" (sporting goods store) in the Wickizer Building on Main Street. Owner Dwight Gard is closing out his stock and will move back to Lake Wawasee where he has a well drilling business. The store moved from the old "Outdoorsman" on Lake Shore Drive last Jan. 1 after being located there a few months.

Davis' Barber Shop - ?- 1962 - Bill Davis

Moved here from the basement of the Amond building



Verl's Barber Shop - 1962-1968 - Verl Shaffer. Moved to 180 N. Main St.

Stacy's Auto Parts - 1969, Feb.- 1970 ? Culver Acquires Auto Parts Business One of Culver's newest businesses will open Saturday morning at 106 S. Main St. Stacy's Auto Parts, owned by Ernest Stacy of Bremen, will be opened six days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mr. Stacy, who operates an auto parts store in Bremen decided that a business of this sort in Culver has a good potential. With no other parts store available, he feels that the service stations will find it more convenient than sending away for needed parts. Available will be A P mufflers, Delco shock absorbers and batteries, Wagner brake shoes and many other nationally known brands. Some tractor parts are also stocked. Stacy has seven years background in this business and will operate the Culver store for the first month. Mr. Ronald Huffman of Bremen - will manage the store after that period. - THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1969 - citizen

1974 - new brick work and paint on Paul Snyder, Sr.'s building housing the Culver Auto Supply Corporation and the Culver News Agency

Stay's Auto Parts Store 1969' Leonard Richards ad May 22, 1969

Culver Auto Parts Store ?- 1977 Robert Healy

In 1977 they moved to 202 S. Main st.

106 S. Main - The Herb Center The Herb Center on South Main Street, Culver, next to the Marathon Service Station is open while repairs are still being made inside. You may visit the store from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Staurday - Jun 7, 1979.

108 Main - Wickizer's Building

The building during the 1960's, 1870's and into the 1980's until the Golden's took possession remained virtually the same with little or no remodeling done.

The Ideal Cleaners

1952 - Mar 19 - Clyde Hickman, Sr., is the proprietor of a new Culver business firm. The Ideal Cleaners, which opened for business Monday, is located at 108 S. Main St.

1957 - 198_ Culver News Agency

1959 May 12 H. J. Forester jeweler, moves in with Cuvler News Agency ( From 114 S Main)

Building remodeled 1980's & the again in the mid 1990's

106 S. Main

1981-1982 - Jewell's Flowers & Things 108 South Main - Donald R & Jewell K Golden

Olde Towne Restaurant expansion extra dining room area - late 1980's - Donald R & Jewell K Golden

Painter & Poet Gallery - 3 years - Esther & Ward Miller (est 1989) ??

They possibly had a shop here for a brief time before moving into a condo in the Pretty Lake Golf course on the south side Also for a brief time in the early 200's they had a shope as 114 S. Main After this location the moved to 307 N. Main

Gail's c. 2002-2010 -Town & Country Baskets - Gail (Runhow) Riinega

She was at 312 E. Jefferson as 'Town & Country Baskets & General Store' which became the Bayside Condominiums

108 S Main

?-1985 - ? - Olde Towne Restaurant - Donald R & Jewell K Golden

Opening Jan. 2 at 6 a.m. is the Olde Town Restaurant at 108 S. Main St. The restaurant is open seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m - Dec 28, 1983

1986-1990's - Olde Towne Restaurant - Allen & Toni Tettenborn

Apartments upstairs - the Tettenborn's renovated the upstairs apartments into one large townhouse apartment.

/td>	The Olde Towne Coffee Club 1997 Heritage Brick

2000's China Buffet 2000's

?-2013 - Vacant

2013,Oct-2026 - Culver Eductional Foundation

2013 - Culver Eductional Foundation has purchased the building and will be expanding their museum into it from 102 S. Main.




closed about 2021



Aug 25 - 2017 - MJ's Sweet Tooth Candy Boutique - Mary Jane Kutch & Angie Broughton - Open Tue-Sat 11 a.m-6 p.m. Grand Opening Sep 9. & ribbon cutting ceremony - Cheryl Rhodes, Larry Brockey - Culver Chamber of Commerce, Mary Jane Kutch & Angie Strama, Co-owners; Elizabeth Thompson-Beaucham & Amy J (Overmyer) Jessen - Culver Chamber of Commerce

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