1018 G Street

Address: 1018 G Street

Legal Description: Lot 91 West 1/2

Building:

DATE The State of Nebraska sold Lot 91 to John Shuster.

1883 In February, John Shuster, the blacksmith on Court street had a good business. His feed grinder was so well patronized that he had to get another windmill in order to do the work.

1883 In March, a new section of sidewalk was laid just east of Shuster’s blacksmith shop.

1883 In April, John Shuster built an addition to his blacksmith shop for a storeroom and an office used by E. J. Stone for his windmill business.

1884 Stone & Sager were agents for the Crete Monitor windmill.

1886 E. J. Stone moved from this location to 151 South 10th Street where he purchased a lot and built a building.

DATE John Shuster and wife sold Lot 91 to Charles W. Lyman.

DATE Charles Lyman and wife sold Lots 90 and 91 to S. H. Henderson.

DATE Stephen H. Henderson and wife sold Lots 90 and 91 to Alice I. Lyman & Fannie H. Cone.

DATE Alice Lyman and Fannie Cone sold Lot 91 to William T. Thomas.

1892 Sanborn maps indicate on the west half of lot 91 is part of the structure built on the adjacent lot, office and shed that was being removed.

1897 Sanborn map show lot 91 is vacant except for a few feet on the west side where a blacksmith shop is located.

1902 Sanborn maps show no change to the building located on this property.

1906 William T. Thomas and wife sold Lot 91 West ½ to D. B. Bentley.

1906 D. B. Bentley moved his blacksmith shop here from Lot 90 East ½ (a half a lot east, 1014 G Street) to make room for the new implement building that Thomas & Porter were erecting.

1909 Sanborn maps show that a blacksmith shop is located here.

1912 D. B. Bentley hired Miles Flick for horseshoeing.

1919 Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Bentley retired and moved to Los Angeles, California. Daniel Baxter Bentley died there September 5, 1922.

1920 In March, D. B. Bentley’s blacksmith shop and lot were sold at auction to N. E. Thomas.

1922 Sanborn maps show the building located on this lot is used for agricultural implements and gasoline engines.

1933 Sanborn maps indicate that the one-story frame structure located here is used as a store.

1943 Sanborn maps indicate that the building located on this site is a warehouse.

1953 D. B. Bentley blacksmith shop was torn down to make room for the new V. F. W. memorial hall.

1953 V. F. W. Post erected a new building. Built by W. W. Biegert, the labor was donated by men belonging to the post.

1996 V. F. W. Post #7102 moved to their newly constructed building on the vacant lot across the street formerly occupied by the Jameson Hotel.

1997 V. F. W. Post #7102 sold the property to Mark Manning CPA. Mark had an office located here.

2001 Edward Jones Investments, Tom Gebers, manager.

2005 Edward Jones Investments, Tyler Williams, manager.

2019 Manning and Associates, CPA

This was ongoing as of the last posting.