89 North Water Street (22 Elm Street), Frederick A. Sowle Building , 1884

89 North Water Street (22 Elm Street), Frederick A. Sowle Building , 1884

The Frederick A. Sowle Building at the corner of Elm Street is a commercial building constructed by Sowle in 1884 and used as a shoemaking factory. W.S. Hill purchased the property in 1889 and manufactured switches, switchboards, and other electrical equipment on site. By 1897, the firm occupied the three full floors and had added a foundry. The building transferred hands several times, with the Weeden Manufacturing Corporation owning the building in 1944 and the Schmidt Manufacturing Company in 1955. Later uses include electronics, restaurants, and Vining Press. Today the building is being redeveloped into residential units.