1040 G Street

Address: 1040 G Street

Legal Description: Lot 95

Building: Longly Wagon Shop

1872 State of Nebraska

1877 State of Nebraska sold Lot 94, 95 and 96 to C. Maxam Northrup.

DATE C. M. Northrup by Charles A. Warner, Executor sold Lots 94, 95 and 96 to John Longly.

DATE John Longly’s estate left the property to his son, Nicholas Longly.

1890 Nick Longly built a two-story frame building on Court Street, just north of Henderson’s blacksmith shop and east of the Cone lumber yard. This new location was a few doors east of his old stand. He opened a wagon shop and was prepared to do all kinds of wood work. He built tanks of all sizes, and repaired wagons and buggies.

1896 Dan Haskins removed his repair shop into Longly’s wagon shop.

1897 Nick Longly noted that on September 10, 1897 he had finished his 20th year (1877) of service in building wagons, carriages and tanks in Geneva.

1909 In February, W. H. Lake moved his garage from 116 No. 10th and opened an automobile garage here. He carried a full line of Buicks.

1909 In March, W. H. Lake moved his garage to 141 No. 10th, ½ block north of the Jameson. He was still selling Buicks.

1909 In September, W. H. Lake had a Cartercar.

1909 In November, W. H. Lake surrendered his Buick automobile agency to W. C. Peterson for this year and the next.

1921 In December, Shoe Repair Shop, John Salzman proprietor, had his business located here. He also ran Cornhusker Tire in this location.

1923 In September, Nick Longly and his wife went to South Dakota to visit their daughter. Shortly after their arrival, Mr. Longly became ill. He spent 8 months in the hospital there and then spent the last months of his life at their home in Geneva. He passed away in June 1925.

1923 In October, Harry Morris rented the Longly building, formerly occupied by John Salzman. Mr. Morris expected to open a plumbing shop.

1924 In January, the Seward Creamery Co. opened a cream and egg station in the Longly building one half block east of Bailey’s. A. F. Laufman was in charge. At this time, there were eight produce stations in Geneva.

1924 In April, W. E. Fleishauer opened an auto repair business in the same building with Laufman’s Produce. The business was located in the Longly building west of the new filling station.

1924 In May, Nicholas Longly and wife sold Lots 94, 95 and 96 to James C. Bortner.

1924 In October, A. F. Laufman had a public auction at the N. Longly shop, east of the Bradley rooming house.

1924 In November, W. E. Fleishauer moved his auto repair shop from the Longly building to Roy Hampton’s property four blocks north of Court Street on the Meridian Highway.

1925 In October, J. C. Bortner enlarged his existing building on Lot 96. A new building was erected on the west side of the present building (Lot 95). The building formerly occupied by N. Longly as a shop was moved west to where the blacksmith shop was located (1030 G). The blacksmith shop was to be sold or torn down.

1930 Lot 95 and 96 were leased to Standard Oil Co. from the 1930’s through the early 1950’s.

1956 Mr. Charles M. Hourigan sold his business. The building was sold to Everett Renken. Mr. Hourigan kept the lot on which the shop was situated and also the adjoining tract from which a small building was removed. At the time it was considered to be one of the oldest buildings, if not the oldest remaining in Geneva.

1956 The lot was vacant.

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