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85002842 [1] Added to NRHP. November 14, 1985. The J. P. Smith Shoe Company Plant is a historic factory building at the corner of North Sangamon Avenue and West Huron Street in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The factory was built in 1911-12 for the J. P. Smith Shoe Company, Chicago's second-largest maker of shoes at the time.
Horween Leather Company is an American company specializing in the manufacturing and refining of leather and related products. It is one of the oldest continuously running tanneries in the United States of America. Since its founding in the early 20th century it has been located in Chicago. [2][3][4][5][6]
Products. shoes, boots, bags. Parent. Authentic Brands Group. Website. thefryecompany.com. The Frye Company is an American manufacturer of shoes, boots and leather accessories. Founded in 1863, it claims to be the oldest continuously operated American shoe company. [1][2]
Harper Donelson Sheppard was born in Pitt County, North Carolina, on October 9, 1868, the 13th of 15 children.Sheppard then entered into a financial partnership with C.N. Myers, and together they established the Hanover Shoe on December 26, 1899, with a common vision: sell the best shoes possible for one price, $2.50 a pair, and eliminate the middle-man by selling directly to the public.
The company was established in Belgium, Wisconsin, in 1922 by Elbert W. Allen as Allen-Spiegal Shoe Company. [2] The company is one of the few companies to maintain manufacturing in the U.S. [3] and has been the choice for every U.S. president on inauguration day from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush. [1]
ShoeMall.com was founded in 1999 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. It was founded by the parent company, Mason Companies, which is a family owned business founded in 1904 by August and Bert Mason. In 1985, Mason started testing direct-to-consumer mail order catalogs featuring shoes and clothing for men and women.
The Florsheim Shoe Company Building is a former factory for the Florsheim Shoe Company and a Chicago Landmark in the Avondale neighborhood. The building was built between 1924 and 1926 when the Florsheim Shoe Company had "2,500 employees, 71 retail outlets, 9,000 dealers and a network of regional wholesale distributors". [ 1 ]
Nordstrom eventually settled on a shoe store that opened in 1901, called Wallin & Nordstrom. [6] Carl F. Wallin, the co-founder of the store, was the owner of the adjacent shoe repair shop. [5] John and Hilda had five children, three of whom would follow him into the family business, Everett W. (1903), Elmer J. (1904) and Lloyd N. Nordstrom. [7 ...