The Echelon Cafe was located in the 200th block on North Main Street in Garnavillo. It was located in what is now known as the Speede Shop. Cafe owners Harold Schultz (1936-1941), John H. Ebbe (1941-1953), Seifert Family (1953- )
The Garnavillo Brewery was a large brick structure built west of Garnavillo along the Elkader road, just beyond the city limits on the banks of a branch to the Cedar Creek. The brewery was built about 1855, one half mile west of the village of…
The Garnavillo Brewery was a large brick structure built west of Garnavillo along the Elkader road, just beyond the city limits on the banks of a branch to the Cedar Creek.
The brewery was built about 1855, one half mile west of the village of…
The Garnavillo Brewery was a large brick structure built west of Garnavillo along the Elkader road, just beyond the city limits on the banks of a branch to the Cedar Creek.
The brewery was built about 1855, one half mile west of the village of…
The front part of Turner Hall was erected in 1870, at a cost of $1,800. This is a frame , 35' x 50'. In September 1873, the society bought the Methodist Church building and added it to their hall. The cost of this including rebuilding, fitting up,…
The front part of Turner Hall was erected in 1870, at a cost of $1,800. This is a frame , 35' x 50'. In September 1873, the society bought the Methodist Church building and added it to their hall. The cost of this including rebuilding, fitting up,…
Photo was taken of the National School at its original location west of the village. The building in the photo was a two story building which many years later was turned into the Kountry Manor Supper Club. During the buildings school use it had two…
St. Joseph's Catholic School in Garnavillo, Iowa was established in 1889 by Rev. Jacob A. Kurz. A frame building, the former Briggs Academy and the ground was purchased on the corner of Main street and Maple Street (now known as Chestnut Street.) The…
St. Joseph's Catholic School in Garnavillo, Iowa was established in 1889 by Rev. Jacob A. Kurz. A frame building, the former Briggs Academy and the ground was purchased on the corner of Main Street and Maple Street (now known as Chestnut Street.) The…
Garnavillo Public "Brick" School 1874-1922. To the right of the school in the background, you can see the spire of St. Peter's Church. There are students outside of the building but also in the upstairs windows of the building.
