Lodi Enterprise

One of the best preserved of Lodi’s 19th century commercial buildings, Joel Pruyn built this in 1881 utilizing elements of the Romanesque Revival style, to house a grocery store for his son. In 1892, Pruyn’s son sold the building to L.P. Hinds, who operated a butcher shop out of the location for several years. In 1923, the Lodi Enterprise moved to this location, where it remained until the early 21st century. In 1987, the original glass in the semicircular windows on the facade of the building were replaced with stained glass windows depicting a printing press, a storage chest, and the words: “Tools of Freedom.”