North Canton History Timeline
Types of Businesses in New Berlin 1915 (Taken from the Farm Journal Illustrated Rural Directory of Stark County, Ohio. Philadelphia, 1915)
Auto sales: New Berlin Motor Car Co.; F ord Agency Co.
Blacksmith: J. A. Peters
Butchers and Meats: Wilbur J. Hug (W. J. Hug building)
Cabinet Makers: G. C. Schrantz
Cattle and Horse Breeders: Lone Cedar Dairy Farm-C.C. Holl, operator
Coal: G. F. Coal Co.
Confectionary and Ice Cream: Herbert Baughman
Creameries and Dairies: ValleyView DairyFarm
Dentists: M. M. Albright
General Store: New Berlin Exchange Company; G . W. Sponseller
Grocers: H. E. Foltz
Hardware: J. P. Gross Hardware Co.
Heating Apparatus: Edwin Willaman
Insurance: Farmers Mutual Fire Protection A ssociation of Plain and Jackson Townships
Laundries: Urias H. Ream
Lime and Stone: New Berlin Lime Co.
Millinery: Mrs. Etta Wise
Paperhangers: O. F. C rain
Physicians: J. B. Dougherty; George H. Phelps; W. C. Steele; W. .A. White
Undertakers: A. A. Reamsnyder
Important Addresses Timeline
315 N. Main Street
North Canton Buick Company-mid 1940s to 1955
Saveway Super Market-1955 to approx. late 1950s
Viking Foods-unknown time
Hummel's IGA-1962- 1988
407 N. Main Street
Julius Brown Motor Company-1920s
Brown Chewolet Company- 1930s
Myers Buick and Chevrolet-1942 to 1960s
W & J Chevrolet Company--circa 1967
Spitzer Chevrolet-1984 to 2005
555N. Main Street
Willaman Sheet Metal and Furnace Company-mid-1920s to 1946
Corner of West Maple and Portage Street
Adam Schick's grocery store
E. L. Garman's Grocery Store-unknown time to circa 1913
A. B. Flory Grocery and Baking Company-circa 1913 to 1928
C. A. Hoss-1929
Vacant-1930
The Citizens Savings & Loan Company-1931 to mid-1990s
First Merit Bank - mid-1990s to present
103 S. Main Streel
Sponseller Grocery-late 1800s to sometime before 1910
Possibly the Garman and Foltz Grocery-circa 1913 to unknown time
New Berlin Exchange Company-1915 to around 1918
J.W. Edwards Groceries--circa 19l8 to approximately1922
Hummel's Grocery Store-1922 to 1927
Acme Cash Basket Store No. 111-- 1927 to 1950s
Smith's Meat Market--early 1950s
Allen Cleaners & Laundry-1955 to 1960s
105 S. Main Street
New Berlin Banking Co.-1906 to 1931
Citizens Savings & Loan Co.-1931
H. D. Wise Insurance Agency--early 1930s until 1960s
J.L. Shafer Agency(Realtors and Insurance) 1960s
107 S. Main Street
New Berlin Banking Company-1906 to 1931
Harter Bank & Trust Company-May 29,1931 to 1953
Vacant-l953-1960s
North Canton Jewelers-1960s
Joannes' Apparel S hop-1960s
J. L. Shafer Agency (Realtors and Insurance) mid-1960s to 1970s
109 S. Main Street
Burky's Drug Store--early 1930s(at least) to mid-1930s
Cameron's D rug Store-mid-1930s to late 1930s
King's Confectionary-late 1930s to 1960s
Gilbert' s Restaurant-circa 1967
113 S. Main Street
Schaeffer-Messerly Rexall Drug Store- 1916 to 1971
121/123 S. Main St. (121 not used until early 1940s)
Possibly the John C. Evans Restaurant--circa 1910s (possibly earlier) to early 1920s
Possiblyanother unknown restaurant that replaced Evans Restauarant (early 1920s approx.)
Jerry's Confectionary-early 1920s to 1927
Burky's Confectionary-1927 to the mid-1930s
U.S. Post Office - mid-1930s to approx. 1957
Karl's Shop-July 1, 1957 - unknown time
George-Anne's Specialty Shop - 1957 to at least late 1960s
125 S. Main Street
Reno Brothers' Shoes and Haberdashery--circa 1925
(other stores here, but not enough information available to determine years for the companies)
127 S. Main Street
Possible site of Drukenbrod's Tin Shop - until 1907
Possible site of Willaman's Tin Shop - 1907 to early 1920s
Citizens Savings and Loan Company- 1924 unt1l 1931
George-Anne's Specialty Shop - opened April 15, 1946 to 1957
Stipes - opened November of 1959 to unknown time
139 S. Main Street
Harter Bank-1953 to 1970s
Address information gathered from business directories, city directories, newspaper clippings, etc. housed at the North Canton Heritage Society archives. Please inform us if you have details to add to this chronology.
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