Then and Now #26 - Crellin-Kline Building

📍The Crellin-Klien Building is located at 705 Webster Street 🏛️. Although the construction date is unclear🕰️, it is likely it was in a similar timeframe as its neighbor, the First National Bank Building #1 🏦. The property was purchased by William E. Crellin in 1879 📜, and he owned the property until 1923 📆. During much of that period the building was a jewelry store 💍, then a tailor’s shop 🧵. It also served as the local hub for US Express around 1901 📦, delivering packages around town 🚚. Between then and the 1930s 🕰️ it was mostly a barber shop 💈 though the upstairs also had a few separate uses such as a dentist's office 🦷. Since then, the building has seen a series of various different shops 🛍️ and even a restaurant 🍽️ more recently. Today the building is occupied by Grounded for Life 🌱. The building itself shares a lot of the Italianate qualities 🏛️ of its neighbor, though it expresses those qualities a bit differently 🎨. Floral detailing 🌸 is visible on the second story around the window 🪟 and roofline 🏠, giving the building a little charm of its own ✨.

Historic Photo from Livingston County Library archives via Downtown Chillicothe Historic Tour website. Current picture courtesy of J.T. Baysinger June 26, 2025.