Then and Now #12 - Hartman's Building

📍The Hartman's Building, located at 622 Washington Street, was constructed sometime in the 1880s. 🏗️ One of the first known businesses at the location was Stephens & Sipple. 🧑‍💼👨‍💼 By 1890 a men's clothing store occupied the bottom floor 👔 with a photography studio on the second. 📸 In 1896 a grocery store operated from the first floor. 🥫🛒 By 1897, Hartman’s Ladies Ready-To-Wear, owned by Simon P. and Phil W. Hartman, had moved into the building. 👗👜 By 1917 the business had expanded its offerings significantly. 📈 In 1927 Phil Hartman sold the business to A. C. Smith and Isaac Graham upon moving to Kansas City. 🏙️ Following this the Smith Department Store opened, 🏬 though it only lasted until 1930. 📉 During this time the second floor was leased to Dolph Maupin for the Mid-West Business School; 🎓 Maupin previously led Maupin College based in the New York Store. 🏫 Clothing stores occupied the building through the 1950s, 👚👖 Sears moved in during the 1960s and 70s, 🛍️ and Fletchall Office Supply was in the building from 1975–1995. 🖇️📎 Edward Jones moved in right after 💼💰 and today the building is home to Horsman Law. ⚖️

Historic Photo from Robert Pigg via Downtown Chillicothe Historic Tour website. Current picture courtesy of J.T. Baysinger June 18, 2025.