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Building supplies and services - lumber yards, hardware stores, etc.
What's on this page:
- 20th- and 21st-century building supplies and services (includes lumber yards and hardware stores)
- Building supplies and services listed in maps and directories 1900-1946
- Property sales and building design listed in directories 1873-1940, and later
- 20th- and 21st-century building construction
- 20th- and 21st-century building decor, furnishings and appliances
There is overlap among three sets of pages here for Construction, Building supplies and services, and Building furnishings and decoration, so please also visit the other related pages.
More images will be added as time goes on.
Please send additions and corrections to this list. Thanks to Ed Merrick and Billy Kuklis for expansions and corrections.
Joseph
Balon - 434 Adams St., plumber, own business (age
42 in 1940 Census) Ira Berger and Sons Lumber Yard - 803 Birkbeck St., Walnut and Birkbeck Sts. ('51 Minamek) (Catholic Reference Book and Parish Register, circa 1924) (From John Braddock: My uncle tells me when he returned home from Europe after WWII, Berger Construction Company had a training program for veterans,which he attended.)
G. R. Bonomo & Co. - 431 Centre St. - Wall paper; Paints & varnishes; Electric appliances of all kinds such as washers, vacuum cleaners, etc.; Radio sets and parts; We do house wiring - (1924 ad) - also, "Your Garden Supply Store - Come Down Town and Save" (1957 ad)
Bonomo's Hardware
- 419 Centre St. (Tom and Rose Bonomo, proprietors) - Wall paper 3
cents and up per roll (1923 ad) - ("Save time. Come
here first." '64 Minamek) From Ed Merrick, this photo of Tom and
Rosalie Bonomo appeared in one of the Hazleton papers when Bonomo's
Hardware was getting ready to close. Below that clipping is a photo of
Bonomo's Hardware Store. 
James W. Boyle Lumber Yard
- 415 Johnson St. - "Lumber Jack's building advice" (1924 ad) Cashimer's Paint and Decorating Center - 737 Front St. (George Cashimer, proprietor) (Valspar Paints. ('52 Minamek)) - "Let us help make your house a home ..." (1924 ad)
John Cheppa, Contractor plumbing and heating, Freeland (from Billy Kuklis, 1932 FPD Ball program)
George J. Chonko, Plumbing, Heating, Keystokers. ('53 Minamek)
Feissner's
Hardware - 628 Centre St. (Gordon L. Feissner,
proprietor) (CT: I remember that his store in the 1950s always smelled
like fertilizer, because among other things he sold garden supplies.
But look at this ad to see the amazing range of things he was selling
in 1956.) - sold an assortment of appliances, housewares, sporting
goods, toys, garden supplies, flowers for Memorial Day - and he gave
S&H green stamps (1952, 1956 ads)Freeland Lumber Yard - Carbon St.
Goeppert Plumbing and Heating - 809 Walnut St. (Albert Goeppert) "Give me a trial and let me convince you that I can give you expert service" - heating for new or remodeled buildings, steam or hot water heat (1924 ads)
Mike Gower Lumber Yard - office and yard Dewey and Johnson streets, contractor and building. (Source: Catholic Reference Book and Parish Register, circa 1924) - Michael Gower, Building contractor and lumber yard, Johnson St. (from Billy Kuklis, 1932 FPD Ball program) - "Now specializing in home construction" (1924 ad)
Griffith's Lumber Company - yards and office, 540 Carbon St. (In 1940, run by James E. and Joseph H. Griffith) home 448 South St., Woodside (Joseph listed as age 48 in 1940 Census, Ed Merrick) Contracting and building. Building materials of all kinds. Real estate bought, sold and exchanged. (Source: Catholic Reference Book and Parish Register, circa 1924)
George Kobelka - 940 North St., tombstones - "Memorial Art, Stones for All Purposes" ('54 Minamek) (Business card from Bob Celantano.)
Lentz's Lumber Yard - Robert A. Lentz, 175 Washington St. - General contracting work; home address Walnut St., Birvanton Hill; Office and lumber yard, Washington St. (1924 ad)
Lindsay's
Hardware - 628 Front St., James Lindsay,
plumber, store (age 59 in 1940 Census); J. Linday & Co., southeast
corner Front and Washington streets - Hardware. plumbing, heating and
house furnishings. (Source: Catholic Reference Book and Parish
Register, circa 1924, from Ed Merrick) Photo at right taken in 2019
showing former
location of this building.Founded by Joseph H. Lindsay, who when he died in 1890 was referred to in his death notice as at one time the most prominent merchant of Freeland; "He for a number of years conducted his business on the credit plant, resulting in his failure in 1882." (from Charlie Stumpf, 1890 death notice)
Michael Lukac - 631 Centre Street. Electrical wiring and contracting. House work and fixtures a specialty. General electrical work and supplies. Radio Corporation of America. Radiolas and supplies. (Source: Catholic Reference Book and Parish Register, circa 1924)
Marchetti's Plumbing - 435 Centre St., William Marchetti, proprietor and salesman, hardware store (age 36 in 1940 Census)
Martin Hardware Store - Centre St. - R. Allen Martin (from Ed Merrick, 1936 ad)
Charles
Maso, Mason / Contractor -
911 Main Street - stone and cement workCharles Maso & Sons, Kitchen & Bath Center - Freeland-Drums Highway (from 1986 St. Casimir's booklet)
Maso's Plumbing - (Charlie Maso, proprietor)
John
A. Mulhearn, Plumbing and Heating - 235 Centre St.
('51, '53 Minamek); (listed as Mulhearn Fuel Service, Fuel Oil and
Kerosene in 1986 St. Casimir's booklet)Joseph A. Mulhearn, Plumbing and heating contractor, 720 Main St. (from Billy Kuklis, 1932 FPD Ball program) - Plumbing, heating and spouting, Pittston stoves, 729 Main St. (from Billy Kuklis, 1932 FPD Ball program) - J. A. Mulhearn Plumbing & Heating Co. - 235 Centre St. (1953 ad)
Mulhearn & McGarry -
317 Washington St. - Plumbing and heating "for a home, apartment
building, garage, factory or store - or just a single job of repairing"
(1924 ad) Andrew Novak Exterior and Interior Painting - 1115 Walnut St. (1925 ad from Ed Merrick)
M. M. O'Boyle's Hardware Store
- 412 Centre St. - Wall paper, paints, varnishes, stains, alabastine
and window shades, all colors (1919 ad from Ed Merrick, 1923 ad from
Charlie Stumpf) - a 1924 ad says they also sold ice skates, roller and
bob skates.
Pignatari's
Wallpaper and Paint - 836 Main St., Arcangelo
Pignatari, painter, building construction (age 53 in 1940 Census) ('64
Minamek) (From Ed Merrick: The owner was the artist who painted the
large, voluptuous nude that hung over the counter at the back of the
store. I remember sneaking looks at it as I and my friends came from
shows at the Greek's Auditiorum.)Angelo Pignatari, Painting contractor, Paints and artistic wall paper, 836 Main at Ridge Sts. (from Billy Kuklis, 1932 FPD Ball program)
Angelo Pignatari - corner Ridge and Main Sts. - Painter & Decorator; paper hanging, interior and exterior painting, complete line of wall paper (1922 ad) - 834 Main St. - Wallpaper, paint - S&H Green Stamps (1956 ad)
T. H. Walter & Son Plumbing - 626 Centre St. (1924 ad)
John J. Witchin, Plumbing and Heating - 1127 Chestnut St.
Building supplies and services listed in maps and directories 1900-1946
1900-1901 city directory
In business listings:
Birkbeck, Joseph, hardware, stoves, tinware, picture frames, sporting goods, wall paper, etc.
Birkbeck, William, hardware, stoves, etc.
Eckert, William J., hardware, &c., Centre
O'Boyle, Michael, hardware, tinware, plumbing, and manufacturer of miner's lamps, Centre
Williamson, William, hardware, etc., Front and Washington
1917 telephone directory
In business listings:
Lindsay, Joseph - 628 E. Front Martin, W. E., Hdw - 524 Centre
1921-1922 city directory
In business listings:
Berger’s Lumber Yard, contractor, also lumber, Birkbeck cor Walnut
Hazleton Hardware Co. – 33-35 W. Broad, Hazleton
Jones, David P. – 350 Centre
Lindsay, J. and Co. – 628 Front
Marchetti, Henry – 443 Centre
Martin, Wm. E. – 524 Centre
O’Boyle, Michael M. – 412-414 Centre
Woodring, Jere & Co. – 206 W. Broad, Hazleton
1923 Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. map
City Lumber Co., Lumber Shed, &c.
Freeland Lumber Co.
J. Griffith, Lumber Shed, &c.
1928-1929 city directory
In business listings:
Berger, Ira & Son, general contractors, also retail lumber, 803 Birkbeck at Walnut
Boyle, James W., lumber (retail), 415 Johnson
City Lumber Yard, lumber (retail), 540 Carbon
Lindsay, J. & Co., 628 Front
Marchetti, Henry, 443 Centre
O’Boyle, Michael M., 412-414 Centre
Oleyar, Michael, 427 Centre
1929 Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. map
Berger Lumber Co.
City Lumber Co., Lumber Shed, &c.
Freeland Lumber Co.
1940 city directory
In business listings:
Berger, Ira & Son, contractors and builders, roofing, lumber, 803 Birkbeck
Bonomo, Genero R. - 431 Centre
Feissner, Gordon L. - 628 Centre
Griffith Lumber Co., lumber, roofing, builders, 540 Carbon
Lindsay, Jos. - 628 Front
Marchetti, Wm. - 435 Centre
Lindsay, J. & Co. - 624 Front
O'Boyle, Minnie C. - 414 Centre
Oleyar, Michael Estate - 427 Centre
Woodring, Jere & Co. - 201 W. Broad, Hazleton, Pa.
1946 Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. map
M. Gower, Building Material