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The Daehler Building was located at 82-86 Second (2nd) Street. The F. C. Daehler Co. sold furniture, carpet, Queensware, and was also an undertaker.
W. J. Friel's Garage was at 14-16 West Fifth (5th) Street where he advertised automobiles,…

Excelsior Shoe Company was started in March, 1889, located at Gallia and Findlay Streets. This Excelsior plant was built in 1913 at Gallia Street and Campbell Avenue. Williams Manufacturing Company bought the factory in 1935. After the Williams…

From 1878 to 1904, the First National Bank was located at 122 Market Street (not shown)
From 1906 to 1911, the First National Bank was in the Turley Building on Chillicothe Street at the northeast corner of Second (2nd) Street.
In 1912, the first…

Henry Massie set up the boundaries and streets for Portsmouth in 1803. He named the town after Portsmouth, Virginia.

The Gilbert Grocery Company was established by Martin B. Gilbert in 1832 at 167 West Front Street. He ran the business until his death in 1887. Mrs. Gilbert and the other partners moved the company to the Damarin building at 199-203 West Front…

The H. Leet & Company planing mill was located on the corner of Ninth (9th) and Washington Streets at 913 Washington.
The Portsmouth Transfer Company was actually the start for the Craigmile's Furniture Company which was located at 936 Gallia…

The Washington Hotel, located at 500 Second (2nd) Street, was one of the leading hotels in all of Ohio. Rooms were $2.50 and up, and many famous people would stay there when in Portsmouth. In the 1980's the Washington became part of the Riverview…

The Imperial Rolling Mills was located at 158-160 West Fourth (4th) Street. Headed by A. M. Frick, it produced flour, fine white corn meal, grain, and feed.

Black and white photo image of the cover of Industrial Portsmouth, Ohio 1880-1980: The All American City

The Irving Drew Shoe Company manufactured women's shoes. The image on the left is the main office welt and turn factory at 1658- 1662 Eleventh (11th) Street.
The image on the right is the Speciality McKay Factory of the Irving Drew Shoe Company at…

The Joseph G. Reed Company Building, dated 1906, is located at 700 Second (2nd) Street at the corner of Washington Street. The company sold wholesale dry goods and notions. The building is now Horizon House apartments.

The Kricker Building was built by George Kricker in 1893 on Gallia Street facing the Esplanade or Government Square. It held a business college, grocery, bank, jewler, Portsmouth city offices and many other businesses and offices. It was also…