1892 Hoehn Building

216 N. Main St., Edwardsville, IL
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The 1892 Jacob Hoehn building served as a saloon, bank, theater, grocery store, offices and more over the 130+ years it has stood on this corner.

The 1892 Hoehn building replaced a smaller one story building on this site. The main floor glassed in corner space was apparently a saloon or restaurant owned by Hoehn. By the late 1890s it was home to a bank. The rest of the building was used for offices or apartments. For some time ending in 1920 the building was home of the Majestic Theatre.

After that it became home to the U-Save-IT grocery and then a few years later a Kroger Grocery store. In the mid-40s it became home to a gift shop and by 1951 it was the Idle Hour Billiards Hall. The Idle Hour hung around until at least the mid 1960s.

During all of those changes the second floor continued serving as office and apartment space. When we snapped the photo on this page the building was a law office.

Photo(s): 2018