8th and G Street
Address: 8th and G Street
Legal Description: Spears Subdivision Out Lot 27, Lots 15 and 16.
Building:
DATE E. R. Spear purchased Lots 1 – 16 from the State of Nebraska.
DATE E. R. Spear sold Lots 14, 15 and 16 to A. G. Camp.
DATE A. G. Camp sold Lot 14 to James H. Bigelow.
DATE A. G. Camp sold Lot 15 to George Curry.
1876 S. B. Camp of the firm Camp & Sons went east to purchase a new and large stock of dry goods and groceries to stock their new store.
1878 A. G. Camp & Sons of Geneva were featured in an article in the Fairmont Bulletin, March 21, 1878. They were called the pioneer merchants of Geneva. During the tough times of the grasshopper days, A. G. Camp & Sons did a most commendable thing for their customers. They granted to the impoverished people unlimited credit whereby they were able to obtain the necessities of life.
1879 A. G. Camp & Sons overhauled and renovated their store, which gave the establishment a decided improvement.
1880 Fillmore County Story stated that Silas B. Camp was a real estate loan agent. Silas Camp was also Clerk of the District Court.
1881 Silas B. Camp’s real estate loan office was located upstairs at the Courthouse.
1882 Mark Alexander reported in an article in the Nebraska Signal that when he came to Geneva in 1882 A. G. Camp & Sons ran a grocery store on the north corner of the block. They sold dry goods, clothing, and groceries.
1883 A. G. Camp & Sons were awaiting stone for their store foundation.
1884 James H. Camp owned a building on Lot 16 and was the proprietor of Boss Livery.
1884 S. B. Camp, ex-clerk of the courts, had charge of A. G. Camp & Son’s store. He purchased the interest of his father and brother in the store. He restocked the business with a fine line of general goods.
1884 A. G. Camp & Sons agreed to close their place of business every evening, except Saturday, from October 1st to April 1st at eight o’clock. Every merchant in Geneva signed the agreement except one.
1884 Adam Brunner, boot and shoemaker, was located on the corner next to Camp’s store. He had previously been located the second door east of the Kellogg House.
1884 In September, Mrs. Brown sold her millinery business to Mrs. J. M. Camp.
1886 In March, McDonald & D. R. Bush of Tecumseh rented the Camp building for a general merchandise business.
1887 In April, Berdolt & Son opened a men’s furnishing store in the Camp building west of the square.
1887 In December, Berdolt & Son moved their stock of gent’s clothing into J. M. Fillebrown’s at 812 G Street.
1887 In December, J. M. Burke moved here from Seward and occupied the room vacated by M. Berdolt and Sons, with his complete stock of hardware.
1890 Henry Wittemeyer, merchant tailor, was in the Camp building.
1890 Nebraska Signal article says, “The old meat market building which was standing on Main Street so long, was moved to lots on the west side of the square. Our streets are once again clear of old buildings and marked improvement is visible.” This could have been one of Camp’s buildings.
1890 C. D. Camp had a photography business in the north part of Lot 16.
1890 In July, the Strang Reporter was moved to Geneva and occupied rooms in the Camp Building.
1890 Mrs. F. M Brown and daughters were at Camp’s Notion Store (first door south of Photo Gallery) where they did dressmaking.
1892 J. M. Burke moved his hardware stock to 890 G Street.
1894 Frank Bentley opened a blacksmith and general repair shop in his father’s old stand just east of the Elkhorn depot on Lot 16.
1896 Camp Bros. had a music store where they sold guitars, mandolins, and violins. They also gave lessons on any instrument.
1896 Camp’s Notion Store had needles and supplies for any make of machine.
1897 In January, Paul Dusek of Milligan purchased Will Smith’s interest in the Bentley & Smith blacksmith shop and moved his part of the shop, including the front part of the building, to the rear of Camp’s store. Mr. Dusek’s shop fronted on Court Street. Mr. Bentley began at once to build a new front on his shop and continued at that location.
1897 Camp Bros. closed out their musical merchandise.
1897 In June, the city map shows a millinery shop in the building with the candy factory. Also Atherton, Bruner and Chittick, Union Central Life Insurance occupied the candy kitchen. A blacksmith shop was at the far west end of Lot 16.
1897 In December, Bert Camp had a broom factory here.
1898 C. A. Camp was the owner of the Wholesale Candy Factory in Lot 16.
1899 Geneva Broom Factory, run by Burt Camp was located at the west end of Lot 16. It put out 50 dozen brooms a week. Due to the large demand for his product, he increased the output to 75 dozen per week. Altogether he occupied three rooms with his workroom and stock.
1899 In August, Fred Camp returned with his photo car from Henderson and placed it alongside J. Camp’s building on the west side.
1900 Burt Camp built an addition to the shop that stood on the south side of Court Street next to the Elkhorn track. He moved his broom factory into the building.
1900 John Kabley had a blacksmith shop on Lot 16 on the east side of the broom factory.
1902 C. D. Camp and F. H. Camp sold their photography gallery to D. J. Dewald and William Ralston of Friend. The business moved across the street to the north.
1902 Geneva Broom Factory, Fred H. Camp proprietor, was located at the west end of Lot 16.
1902 The Bargain Store, Fred H. Camp proprietor, opened in the James Camp building on the northwest corner of the square. (Lot 16) in October.
1902 In November, after finding that Frank Sloan’s office would occupy their space in the bank, Elmer Waite’s barbershop and Hyde & Co. newsstand both relocated to the J. H. Camp building on the west side of the square.
1903 The Bargain Store had a closing out sale for two weeks in order to reduce their stock.
1903 In October, E. C. Zibbell, an uncle of Mrs. F. H. Camp, who came here from Michigan a short time ago, bought an interest in the Bargain Store of F. H. Camp. Mr. Zibbell was an experienced grocery man.
1903 Camp & Zibbell painted the front of the Bargain Store red.
1903 In November, the Bargain Store was settled into its new building, one door west of the photo gallery on the north side of Court street.
1904 In October, after the Fraternity Temple fire destroyed their businesses, Elmer Waite’s Barber Shop and Hyde & Co. news stand and Suitatorium both relocated to the J. H. Camp building on the west side of the square.
1904 In November, the Suitatorium moved back to its old location at 130 No. 9th.
1904 In December Hyde & Co. moved their news stand and confectionery to 130 No. 9th. The suitatorium moved here with the Waite barbershop.
1905 James Camp sold his building on Lot 16 to Anton Barnas and Frances Barnas for $1,000.00. Elmer Waite currently had his barber shop located here. As soon as Mr. Waite could find suitable space for his barber shop, Mr. Barnas would move his harness shop into the room.
1905 Geneva Suitatorium had never spoiled a suit entrusted to it for pressing or cleaning. They were still located at their old stand in Waite’s Barber Shop, west side of the square.
1906 In June, the A. Barnas harness shop and the lot on which it stood was sold to Bat Koehler.
1907 In January, Ed Schofield of Spokane, Washington rented the new feed yard from B. Koehler.
1907 In February, Barnas moved his harness stock to Crab Orchard.
1907 In June, Ed Schofield severed his connection with the feed yard and M. P. Burdge was in charge.
1907 In December, the Suitatorium, C. O. Dedmore proprietor moved from the rear of Curry Brothers to the building south of Ralston Photo.
1908 In July, Clinton O. Dedmore sold his suitatorium, but no information was found about who purchased it.
1908 In November, The New Suitatorium was located at the first door south of the Photo Studio. Harry Stowell, proprietor.
1909 In July, the city map shows a large barn used for a livery and feed barn owned by John T. Lamb & Everett Ingels. Lem Moats and S. M. Moats advertised the Geneva Breeding Stables with their animals at the Lightbody barn north of Lamb Livery Barn.
1909 In July, the Suitatorium installed a cleaning machine.
1909 In October, the Suitatorium was located in connection with P. H. Kuhl at 974 G.
1913 A new cement street crossing was put in from the northwest corner of the courthouse park to Lamb & Ingel’s feed barn.
DATE Burt Camp and wife sold Lot 15 to Morris W. Dinneen.
DATE Anton and Frances Barnas sold Lot 16 to Barthold Koehler.
DATE Morris W. Dinneen sold Lot 15 to Barthold Koehler.
DATE Barthold Koehler sold Lots 15 and 16 to George H. Lewis.
DATE George H. Lewis sold Lots 15 and 16 to J. T. Lamb.
DATE J. T. Lamb sold Lots 15 and 16 to Frank W. Sloan.
1918 Lincoln Pure Butter Station was started by A. F. Laufman of the Laufman Produce Co., formerly known as the Lamb and Ingles Feed Barn.
1919 In April, Art Dixon moved his Lincoln Pure Butter station to 1008 G.
1920 Frank W. Sloan sold Lots 15 and 16 to Walferd Peterson.
1920 In April, Charles O. Emerson resigned as driver for the express company to open a shoe repair business in the room with Dixon’s cream station. J. C. Bender assisted him for a time.
1920 In May, Lincoln Pure Butter Co., A. J. Dixon manager moved his cream station from the building at the northwest corner of the park to the building formerly used by Tom Heath for a shoe shop at 128 North 10th.
1921 Walferd Peterson sold Lots 15 and 16 to Charles J. Warner.
1921 Charles O. Emerson’s Shoe Shop occupied the building. He moved the following year to 124 No. 10th.
1922 C. J. Warner built a new up-to-date filling station on the corner of 8th and G Streets. This was the town’s first service station. Later the same year, he erected a three room bungalow west of the station that he and his wife occupied. On March 17, a pipe broke off one big tank and some 15,000 gallons ($2500.00) leaked out. The great weight of the gas in the big tank caused it to settle. The small connecting tanks were bricked up so tightly that they could not settle with the big tank and something had to break. The pipe that connected one of the small tanks to the bottom of the big tank broke. The gas was pumped back into the tank car which was still on the tracks. The station was managed by Mrs. Warner as C. J. was the current sheriff.
1929 O. H. Weaver owned three Mona Motor Oil stations in Geneva. They were located at 8th and G Streets, 1246 G Street and 188 South 8th Street.
1929 Curt Ogg was the manager of the Mona Motor filling station, Formerly the C. J. Warner station. Mr. Ogg resigned as manager and T. W. Hamilton was manager.
1931 Emery Minert, who operated a tire shop at the Mona Motor station on the highway, leased the Warner station and moved his tire shop here.
1932 Emery Minert has relocated his tire shop at 909 F Street.
1932 McKonkey and Shoop, managers of the east Mona Motor station, assumed charge of the Warner station formerly leased by Mr. Minert.
1932 In October, West B-Square Barnsdall Station was here. Harry Most was manager and Bernard Huston was his assistant.
1933 The former Warner station was named Barnsdall Service Station. It was owned by O. H. Weaver who continued his tank wagon service at 1244 J Street. Harry Most was the manager with Henry Sole as his assistant.
1934 Donald Christiancy managed the Barnsdall Service Station.
1936 Donald Christiancy was fatally burned when a can of naphtha gas exploded in his car while driving to Sutton where he managed another service station. Clyde Moss was named to replace Mr. Christiancy.
1936 Barnsdall Service Station was under the management of Clyde Moss.
1937 Barnsdall Service Station was under the management of Cleo Christansen.
1938 C. C. Bingaman & Son of Lincoln, leased the filling station at the northwest corner of the square.
1939 The station operated by C. C. Bingaman under lease from the Barnsdall Company was closed. The station was owned by C. J. Warner. The Barnsdall Company moved its fixtures out. Mr. Bingaman leased a Barnsdall station in Lincoln.
1939 C. J. Warner filed suit in district court against Mona Motor Oil Company and the Barnsdall Company for $2,500.00 alleged to be due from these companies under the lease by which the companies operated Mr. Warner’s station.
1946 C. J. Warner and wife sold Lots 15 and 16 to Adolph O. and Clara A. Lechtenberger.
1949 A. O. Lechtenberger leased the filling station to Fred Denzin.
1949 A. O. and C. A. Lechtenberger sold Lots 15 and 16 to Wincel C. and Minette Nelson.
1949 Wincel Nelson renamed the business Nelson Oil Company.
1953 W. C. Nelson moved his business to F Street.
1954 Joe Turek ran the business as Phillips 66.
1957 Joe Turek and J. R. (Harold) Stewart, Joe’s brother-in-law, operated the station as T & S Service.
1964 Joe Turek who operated T & S Service, leased the Lichti Bros. Skelly Station at 13th and G Streets.
1964 W. C. Nelson and wife sold Lots 15 and 16 to Eddie and Everna Reinsch. It was renamed Eddie’s 66 Service. When Eddie retired, his son Richard continued the business.
1994 Richard Reinsch closed Eddie’s 66 Service.
2005 The Reinsch family deeded the station to the city of Geneva. The restoration of the filling station was a Nebraska Department of Roads Federal Transportation Enhancement 90 percent grant-funded project. It was registered on the National Registry of Historic Places.
2006 The station was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
2013 The station was dedicated on June 14, 2015. The Geneva Chamber of Commerce office was located in the building.
This was ongoing as of the last posting.