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Clothing stores listed in directories 1873-1901
What's on this page:
- Clothing stores
listed in
directories and
maps, 1873-1901
- 20th-century clothing stores
- 19th-century shoe stores
- 19th-century shoemakers
and shoe repair shops
- 19th-century jewelers, watch stores and watch repair
- 19th-century tailors, seamstresses and milliners
- 19th-century laundries
- Sewing machines
and fabric stores
The Belles Clothing Store at top left is from the Freeland Progress and comes from Joan Buday.
Note: "Clothiers" implied high-end stores, and "gents' furnishing goods" included men's clothing accessories and grooming supplies. Men's hats would have been found in some of these stores, and I have the impression that in many if not all instances the men's hats were manufactured elsewhere, while more often women's hats were made on site and sold by milliners, which I've got listed on a page with tailors and seamstresses who made, altered and repaired clothing for hire. So that's why men's hat sellers are here and women's are on a different page, because the men's hats weren't usually made by these businesses.
Clothing stores listed in directories and maps, 1873-1901
1873 Atlas of Luzerne CountyH. C. Gephart, Prop. of Soap Factory & Clothing Store
Mr. Gephart's soap factory and clothing store and Mrs. Gephert's millinery and dressmaking business are both listed in the 1873 Atlas of Luzerne County list of Freehold businesses (before we were renamed Freeland), and both locations are labeled on the 1873 map, among Freeland's earliest businesses.
1882-1884 city directoryClothing stores in business listings:
Belles, Joseph W., clothier & gents' furnishing goods, Walnut corner Centre
Gottlieb, Samuel, clothier, Centre near Main
Herron, Cornelius D., clothier, Walnut corner Washington
Reforwich, Israel, clothier, Centre near Main
Summerfield, Simon, clothier, gents’ furnishings, boots & shoes, Front near Centre
These three 1882 ads from the Freeland Progress come from Joan Buday. Joseph Belles previously was superintendent of Con. D. Herron's clothing store in Freeland, as reported in 1879.
1884-1886 city directory
Clothing stores in business listings:
Goodman, Henry, clothing, 36 S. Centre
Gross & Englander, clothing, &c, Centre below South
Neumann, Joseph, clothing, &c, Centre below South
Rosenthan, I. M., clothier, Centre below South
1886-1888 city directoryClothing stores in business listings:
Gross, Johanna, clothing, 161 S. Centre
Reforwich, Israel, clothier, 37 S. Centre
Thomas, George D. & Co., clothiers, 130 S. Centre
This 1888 ad for Joseph Neuberger's store is from Ed Merrick. The circa early 1890s photo came from John Zubach and shows the store on the bottom floor of Freeland Hall (later the site of Woodie's); Neuberger's name is on the awning. Next door is A. A. Bachman's store.
1889 mercantile directoryClothing stores in business listings:
Gross, Mrs. Johanna - Clothing, B. & S. & Cigars & Tobacco
Malloy, Hugh - B. & S. & Gents' Furn'g Goods
Neuberger, J. - D.G., Clothing, etc.
Reiforwich, Israel - Clothing, etc.
Thomas, Geo. D. & Co. - Clothing, etc.
George Chestnut's store was not listed in these directories, but at right is his 1890 ad from the Freeland Tribune.
1895 Freeland city directoryClothing stores in business listings:
Gross, David - 146 Centre
Neuburger, Joseph - P O S of A Building
Olsho, L. - 57 Centre
Recle, Emanuel - 131 Centre
Simon & Gross - 161 Centre
Smith, John - 26 Centre
These 1894 ads come from Carol Jones. Julius Barasch and Nathaniel Jacobs had a clothing and tailoring business at Israel Refowich's site for a few years, not sure why. Refowich was back at that site briefly after Jacobs and Barasch closed. (Thanks to Joel Hurewitz for this information.)
1895 South Heberton directoryClothing stores in individual listings:
Rudewick, Anthony, general store - Birkbeck
South Heberton individuals and businesses were listed separately under South Heberton in the 1895 directory, including Anthony Rudewick's store which included special services especially geared to Polish immigrants.
1897 city directory
Clothing stores in business listings:
Brandman, Maurice - 131 S Centre
Gill, Daniel, dry goods and notions, Centre
Gross, David - 162 S Centre
Hart, Isaac - 37 S Centre
Olsho, Lewis - 57 Centre
Philadelphia One Price Clothing House, S. Senie, Mgr. - 26 S Centre
Simon, Simon - 161 S Centre
Sweeney, J. J. - 35 S Centre
The 1894 ad for Neuberger's (spelled Neuburger's in the ad) comes from Carol Jones. The 1895 ad for Daniel Gill's store comes from Ed Merrick -- Gill's store was listed as a dry goods store in these directories. 1894 ads for Jacobs & Barash and then Nathaniel Jacobs show one firm breaking up and one of its owners opening next door.
1897 city directory
Clothing stores in individual listings:
Brandman, Maurice, gents’ furnishings, 131 S Centre, h w
Gross, David - 162 S Centre, h
Hart, Isaac - 37 S Centre, h w
Olsho, Lewis, gents’ furnishings, 57 S Centre, h w
Senie, Samuel, Phila. One Price Clothing House, 26 Centre, h
Simon, Simon, gents’ furnishings, 161 S Centre, h w
Sweeney, J. J., gents’ furnishings, 35 S Centre, h w
1900-1901 city directory
Clothing stores in business listings:
Gill, Daniel, dry goods and notions, Centre
Gross, D., clothing and general merchandise, Centre
McMenamin, J. J., gent's furnishers., etc., 86 Centre
Neuburger, Joseph, Estate of, dry goods, clothing, furniture and shoes, Centre
Senie, Samuel, clothing, 26 Centre
Sweeney, Jas. J., gent's furnishings, 35 Centre
Wear Well Clothing House, M. Refowich, proprietor, merchant tailor, gent's furnishings, 37 Centre