Garrett and Sons / Cargill-Wright Company

Garrett and Sons / Cargill-Wright Company (HMTWJ)

Location: Columbus, GA 31901 Muscogee County
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N 32° 27.767', W 84° 59.633'

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Garrett and Sons:
Joseph Simpson Garrett, a whiskey, tobacco, and groceries merchant, constructed this building in 1883 for his business, Garrett and Sons. This wholesale business was regarded as the first of its kind in Columbus. Garrett served as Columbus postmaster from 1897 to 1905. Many businesses occupied this building between 1900 and 1934 when Simon Schwob, a tailor from Alsace-Lorraine, opened Schwob Manufacturing Company. With the "factory to consumer" approach, it became the largest manufacturer and retailer of menswear in the South. In 1978, Schwob Manufacturing became Joy Fashions and operated here until 1988.

Cargill-Wright Company
Built in 1902, the Cargill-Wright Company, candy manufacturers and syrup refiners, were the first occupants of this building. The building was also home to Penick and Ford, and the Hardaway-Cargill Company, both syrup refiners, and Mitchell Hosiery Mills. `In` 1930, Sol Loeb Wholesale Grocery Company moved here from its original 12th Street location. One of ten original customers of the William Wrigley Company, Sol Loeb was the first wholesale company to sell a case of Red Devil lye and one of the original members of the Columbus Telephone Exchange. The company remained in the building until 1989.

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HM NumberHMTWJ
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Year Placed2002
Placed ByHistoric Chattahoochee Commission; the Stone Tree Group, LLC; and the Historic Columbus Foundation, Inc
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 2:05am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 688546 N 3593505
Decimal Degrees32.46278333, -84.99388333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 27.767', W 84° 59.633'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 27' 46.02" N, 84° 59' 37.98" W
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Area Code(s)706
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 11 W 9th St, Columbus GA 31901, US
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