217-223 N Main

217-219 N Main

Today, guests can enjoy a wonderful German buffet at the Breadbasket restaurant. Throughout history, several buildings and businesses have called this address home.

In 1880, J.W. Lyon built a small house where he lived until he sold the property to J.G. Kauffman in 1884-85. A tailor's shop was located at this address in 1886 and by the late 1880s or early 1890s, a barber was leasing the building for his shop. Charles A. Bachmann converted the building into a tin shop. In 1912, his twenty-four year old son, Charles F. Barkmann built a bakery behind the tin shop. In 1924, after the death of Charles, Sr, the younger Barkman moved the building that had been used as a home, a tailor's shop, barbershop and tin shop to the back of the lot so that his bakery could be seen from Main street.

The building standing today was built in the late 1930s-1940s and is home to Peterson's Funeral Home.

221 N Main

In 1885, J. G. Kauffman opened the Newton Packing Co. By 1896 it had been converted into a second hand and stove store. The building was vacant from 1897-1901 when it was torn down and a new smaller building was built.

223 N Main

No longer standing. The building at 223 N Main, built in 1885-86, was originally a church . By 1901, the building had been converted to a glove factory and in 1915 there was a barber shop.

(Kristine Schmucker)