Hutch Post, in partnership with Steve Harmon and the Conard-Harmon Collection, is proud to present Throwback Thursday. Enjoy a weekly release from Steve Harmon as he presents the "Hutch - Then & Now Collection."
STEVE HARMON
Hutch Post Contributor
Today's "Throwback Thursday Collection" takes us to the 500 block of East Avenue A on the north side.
In 1900, George Updegraff had a drug store at 1 S. Main and his son, Robert, was a dentist upstairs.
Robert built a grand Victorian-style home that year at 528 E. Ave. A. The first photo shows that home at completion in 1901.
After George's passing, Robert decided to move and sell the home. Meanwhile, George Gano decided to move his milling and wheat storage business from Pawnee Rock to Hutchinson for the rail connections and purchased the 528 E. Ave. A home in 1904 for $7,000.
Gano was very successful in grain marketing and building grain elevators in Western Kansas.
By 1947, at the age of 70, he decided to sell Gano Grain Corporation to the Bunge Corp., a Belgium conglomerate, for $5 million.
In 1949, Gano died and his grandson, Nelson Hobart, inherited the home and lived there for about 10 years.
In 1975, Ralph (Doc) and Teddy Gingerich purchased the home and have lived there ever since. The second photo shows the house today, still in grand shape at 528 E. Ave. A.
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Throwback Thursday is brought to you by:
Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce
STRATACA Kansas Underground Salt Museum