First National Saloon and Old National Road House, Terre Haute, Indiana, circa 1877
| Description: |
Circa 1870s photograph of the Old National Road House, left, and the First National Saloon. Signage in the window indicates that Geo. Stuempfle was the proprietor. Six men and two children, one riding a tricycle, pose in front.George W. Stuempfle (1845-1928), an Ontario, Canada native of German descent, moved to Terre Haute with several siblings by 1871, where he first worked as a shoemaker. His obituary states that he was proprietor of the Old National Road house, near 11th and Wabash Avenue, for 20 years. The frame buildings were located on the south side of Wabash Avenue (then known as Main Street or the National Road), between 10 1/2 Street and 11th Street. The 1878 Terre Haute city directory indicates that Stuempfle was proprietor of the National Road House and Saloon and the Pleasant Pleasure Garden [a German beer garden that offered weekly concerts] at 1011 Main Street, where he also lived. The 1880 census lists him as a hotel and saloon keeper on the south side of Main St., living with his wife, 4 children, brother Herman, 3 bartenders/servants, and 6 boarders. Stuempfle operated the Poplar St. Exchange in the 1880s (see image ia-0492-0002) and was later a realtor.The sign for First National Saloon is signed by painter P. or R. Butler. The children are likely the older children of George and Mary (Wesche) Stuempfle, the most likely being George William (1873-1911), Albert Michel (1874-1940), or Florence S. (1876-1945). |
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| Origin: | 1877, circa |
| Source: |
http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/57C60DE6-150C-4C45-8843-800491339460 |
| Collection: |
Indiana Album |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
1011 Wabash Avenue, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States 39.466960,-87.401410 |
| Subjects: |
A. C. and J. E. Stringfellow Collection Taverns (Inns) Bars Storefronts Italianate German Americans National Road Terre Haute (Ind.) Vigo County (Ind.) |
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