According to architectural historian Craig Bobby, the original Schenck Building was constructed in 1892, but was greatly expanded by an addition thereafter constructed in 1894. It was built for J. C. Schenck, a mason contractor, and leased by Schenck to several dry goods businesses until it was sold in 1904 to the Diederich family, owners of he M. Diederich Co. dry goods (department) store. The M. Diederich Co. owned the building until 1942 when it was sold to Helene Fridrich, wife of Joseph Aloysius Fridrich, thereafter becoming part of the Fridrich Bicycle building complex at 3800 Lorain. This ad for The M. Diederich Co. appeared in the December 21, 1914 edition of the Cleveland News. | Source: Craig BobbyDownload Original File
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"The Schenck (M. Diederich Co.) Building - 3806-3812 Lorain" appears in: Fridrich Bicycle
