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 warehouse for many years.
In 1978 the building housed Portsmouth Wholesale Furniture. In 1980, Vaspar Paint Center. By 1991 the building was independently owned.
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 1955-2010.
2010-2016 Shawnee Sanitation Garage & Scioto Fleet Svc, auto repair & service.
The address for the location can be found as 213, 215, 223 Madison Street in various Portsmouth City Directories from 1927-2016.
Scanned unnumbered page from Henry A. Lorberg scrapbook containing black & white image of the 20th O.V.I Band: Albert Freytag, Fred Freytag, Henry Herder, Anton Pabst, J. H. Freytag, Chas Amann, and A. Knittel; J. F. Davis; and Prof. Walter Miller.
Scioto County Auditor records year built-1900.
About 1881-1920 the address was home to Amann's Pharmacy, owned by Frank Amann.
1920-1966 Stahler's Pharmacy
1966-1970 Variety store
Black print in chart with last name, first name, date that obituary fell on in the Portsmouth Daily Times. Funeral Home Index is also included for those with no obituary in the Portsmouth Daily Times.
