64 - 66 Webster Street - The Dick Block Building
64-66 Webster - The Cornice stone reads "Dick Block Building 1891" but the building is commonly known now as the Witkop & Holmes building for the furniture store it housed for decades beginning in the 1940's. In 1921, it housed the G. C. Murphy 5 to 50 cent store, Dick block, and George J. Smith. In 1936 the building was vacant. It was vacant for many years but by 1946 it housed Witkop & Holmes.
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64 Webster Street in 2005. Built in 1891, it now houses Teddy Bear Carpet & Linoleum and Teddy Bear Fabrics, which does considerable business over the internet as well as catering to local customers. |
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Top of the building at 64 Webster Street in 2005 bears the remains of the Witkop & Holmes Co. sign on the northerly wall. |
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The Dick Block Building was constructed in 1891. For decades, it housed the Witkop & Holmes furniture store. In 1921, it housed the G. C. Murphy 5 to 50 cent store, Dick block, and George J. Smith. In 1936 the building was vacant. It was vacant for many years but by 1946 it housed Witkop & Holmes. It now is home to Teddy Bear Fabrics and Teddy Bear Carpets. |