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Mesker Brothers
The Mesker Brothers Iron Works and George L. Mesker & Co. were competing manufacturers and designers of ornamental sheet-metal facades and cast iron storefront components from the 1880s through the mid-twentieth century. The Mesker Brothers Iron Works was based in St. Louis, Missouri, and was operated by brothers Bernard and Frank Mesker. The George L. Mesker Company was operated by a third brother, George L. Mesker, and was based in Evansville, Indiana. The Mesker brothers were the sons of John Mesker who operated a stove business in Evansville and later galvanized iron for buildings. The three brothers learned their iron-working skills from their father. The companies' products are often referred to as "Meskers." The companies also produced tin ceilings, iron railings, stairs, roof cresting, ventilation grates, iron awnings, skylights, and freight elevators. The Meskers marketed their products through catalogs displaying their designs. The catalogs were so successful th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Mesker
Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Currency * Liechtenstein franc or frank, the currency of Liechtenstein since 1920 * Swiss franc or frank, the currency of Switzerland since 1850 * Westphalian frank, currency of the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1808 and 1813 * The currencies of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland (1803–1814): ** Appenzell frank ** Argovia frank ** Basel frank ** Berne frank ** Fribourg frank ** Glarus frank ** Graubünden frank ** Luzern frank ** Schaffhausen frank ** Schwyz frank ** Solothurn frank ** St. Gallen frank ** Thurgau frank ** Unterwalden frank ** Uri frank ** Zürich frank Places * Frank, Alberta, Canada, an urban community, formerly a village * Franks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community * Franks, Miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friendship (village), Wisconsin
Friendship is a village in Adams County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is the county seat of Adams County. The population was 725 at the 2010 census. Geology The Friendship Mound sits just to the north of town. It is a castillated mound formed from the last glaciers to cover the area during the Ice Age. Another mound, Roche-A-Cri, is a few miles north of the village in Roche-A-Cri State Park. That mound contains the Roche-A-Cri Petroglyphs. Geography Friendship is located at (43.971758, -89.818718). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. Climate Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 725 people, 256 households, and 161 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 323 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.0% White, 1.9% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 1.5% from other rac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Vernon Commercial District
The Mount Vernon Commercial District in Mount Vernon, Kentucky is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It runs along Main St. from Church to Richmond Sts. and included 22 contributing buildings. It was deemed "significant for its historical association with the commercial development of the town, as well as the development of Mt. Vernon as the major commercial and cultural center in Rockcastle County Rockcastle County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Mt. Vernon. The county was founded in 1810 and named for the Rockcastle River, which runs through it. The river, in turn, is named .... Representing the core of the business section of Mt. Vernon, the commercial district comprises a noteworthy concentration of well-preserved late nineteenth and early twentieth century commercial architecture." With . References Commercial buildings on the National Register o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgantown, Indiana
Morgantown is a town at the intersection of Indiana state routes 135 and 252 in Jackson Township, Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 986 at the 2010 census. History Morgantown was founded by Robert Bowles and Samuel Teeters, who first laid out 52 lots in the month of March, 1831. A post office has been in operation at Morgantown since 1833. The Morgantown Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. Geography Morgantown is located at (39.373646, -86.260610). According to the 2010 census, Morgantown has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 986 people, 374 households, and 236 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 418 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.5% White, 0.1% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgantown Historic District (Morgantown, Indiana)
Morgantown Historic District is a national historic district located at Morgantown, Morgan County, Indiana. The district encompasses 34 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Morgantown. It developed between about 1840 and 1956, and includes notable examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, Late Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, and Bungalow/American Craftsman American Craftsman is an American domestic architectural style, inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, which included interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts, beginning in the last years of the 19th century. Its ... style architecture. Notable buildings include the Farmer's Cooperative Store / Blanche Crawford Building, First National Bank (1905), Obenshain Hotel (1860), Morgantown Town Hall (1900), Griffitt-Murphy House and Livery Bank (1895), Parkhurst House (1865), Redman's Lodge (1908), Wisby Hotel (1918), Telephone Exchange (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Len Jus Building (Mason City, Iowa)
The Len Jus Building on Federal Avenue in Mason City, Iowa was constructed in 1882. It has a rare sheet-metal facade, manufactured by the Mesker Brothers. This building has been placed on Preservation Iowa Preservation Iowa, formerly called the Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance (IHPA), was founded in 1989 by members of the public concerned about the destruction of significant historic sites and buildings in the state of Iowa. Preservation Iowa sp ...'s Most Endangered list because of its poor repair and indifferent ownership. References {{iowa-struct-stub Buildings and structures in Mason City, Iowa Commercial buildings completed in 1882 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackfoot, Idaho
Blackfoot (Shoshoni language: Soo-gahni) is a city in Bingham County, Idaho. The population was 11,907 at the time of the 2019 census. The city is the county seat of Bingham County. Blackfoot boasts the largest potato industry in any one area, and is known as the "Potato Capital of the World." It is the site of the Idaho Potato Museum (a museum and gift shop that displays and explains the history of Idaho's potato industry), and the home of the world's largest baked potato and potato chip. Blackfoot is also the location of the Eastern Idaho State Fair, which operates between Labor Day weekend and the following weekend. Blackfoot is the principal city of the Blackfoot, Idaho, Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bingham County. History The city of Blackfoot is located near the center of Bingham County, on the south side of the Snake River. It was designated the county seat by the Thirteenth Territorial Legislature on January 13, 1885. Originally, the county seat was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jellico, Tennessee
Jellico is a city in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States, on the state border with Kentucky, by road north of Knoxville. The population was 2,355 at the 2010 census. History The name "Jellico" is a local alteration of " angelica", the name of an herb that grows in abundance in the surrounding mountains. The name was first applied to the mountains to the west and to the mountains' main drainage, Jellico Creek, which passes west of the city of Jellico and empties into the Cumberland River near Williamsburg, Kentucky. In the early 1880s, a high quality bituminous coal was discovered in the Jellico Mountains, and with the completion of railroad tracks to the area in 1883, coal mines quickly sprang up throughout the area. The city of Jellico was initially founded as "Smithburg" in 1878 but changed its name to "Jellico" in 1883 to capitalize on the growing popularity of Jellico coal. The city was incorporated on March 7, 1883.James Hayden Siler,The History of Jellico" Unpub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jellico Commercial Historic District
Jellico may refer to: People * John Jellico (1856–1925) Irish-British Olympic sailor Fictional characters *Edward Jellico, a ''Star Trek'' character * Captain Jellico from the ''Solar Queen'' novel series by Andre Norton * Mrs. Jellico, a fictional character from the 1941 film ''For Beauty's Sake'' Places * Jellico, Tennessee, USA * Jellico Creek, Kentucky and Tennessee, USA; a creek, see Jellico, Tennessee * Jellico, Southlake, Texas, USA * Jellico, Lassen County, California, USA; see List of places in California (J) Other uses *Large jellico or jellico (''Sium bracteatum''), a flowering plant species *Dwarf jellico or jellico (''Sium burchellii''), a flowering plant species *Jellico (''Sium''), a genus of flowering plant See also * Bon Jellico, Kentucky, USA; see List of ghost towns in Kentucky *Jellicoe (other) Jellicoe may refer to: People * John Jellicoe Blair, RAF pilot during WWII * Ann Jellicoe (1927–2017), British actress, theatre director and playwri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vallonia, Indiana
Vallonia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Driftwood and Brownstown townships, Jackson County, Indiana, United States. It was an 18th-century French settlement and 19th-century American frontier fortification known as Fort Vallonia. As of the 2010 census, Vallonia had a population of 336. Geography Vallonia is located in southwestern Jackson County at , on the southeast side of the valley of the East Fork of the White River. Indiana State Road 135 passes through the community, leading northeast to Brownstown, the county seat, and south to Salem. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Vallonia CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.04%, are water. Demographics History Fort Vallonia Vallonia was a French settlement of the late 18th century and lay between the Muscatatuck River and the White River's east fork (aka Driftwood). ''Circa'' 1810, hostilities began between the settlers and Native Americans. Governor General Willia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Jackson Hotel
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is " José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled ''Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with '' Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
