Then and Now #2 - The Adams Building
๐The Adams Auto Supply Building ๐ located at 440 Locust Street, constructed in the mid 1910s ๐ ๏ธ at the same time as the Livingston County Library building๐. The building gets its name from C. F. โFrankโ Adams, later the mayor, whose family owned a number of businesses in Chillicothe over the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The building contained an auto repair shop๐ง and a showroom (on the second floor). In 1928 the building was purchased by Montgomery Ward and the interior was remodeled๐งฑ. They remained in the building until 1975 after which the building served a number of purposes from a senior center to today with Lifepoint Church using the property.
Historic Photo from Livingston County Library archives via Downtown Chillicothe Historic Tour website. Current picture courtesy of J.T. Baysinger June 18, 2025.
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