322 N. Main

Swartz Lumber Building

In 1884 H.S. Dean Lumber Yard was listed at this address. In 1889, the property was sold to Chicago Lumber Company. Samuel M. Swartz was an employee of the lumberyard and in 1895 he purchased interest in the company that became known as the S.M. Swartz Lumber Co.

The Swartz Lumber Co. received high praise from the Newton Kansan in the 50th Anniversary edition for their business practices. "The Swartz Lumber company has always adhered to its faith in the potency of printers' ink and the slogan "On the Square,' together with the unique number, "One-Oh' has made the business familiar to every reader of the Kansan."

The building was demolished in the 1940s.

(Kristine Schmucker))