Real estate appraisal card. 233 F Street, lot 18, block 31, in Salida, Colorado.
Sanborn maps indicate that this building was erected between 1888 and 1890. The 1890 map indicates that the building was vacant. In 1893, a laundry operated here. By 1898 the building was being used for furniture storage. The 1903-04 city directory indicates that the Boston Tea and Coffee Company (tea, coffee, spice, staples, and fancy groceries) was located here. Chester K. and Thomas J. (Jr.) Hampson and Don Valdez were the proprietors of the business. The upstairs contained furnished rooms managed by Mrs. Elizabeth H. Nicholas. The grocery firm was also listed here in the 1905-06 directory. By 1909, the grocery was still here, but had changed its name to Hampson Bros. & Valdez. The 1914 Sanborn map indicates that the building was still a grocery on the ground floor. In 1922-23, the city directory indicates that the Colorado Wiring Co. operated here. J.R. Harris was the sales agent for the
electrical supply firm. By 1927-28, the Y & R Auto and Wiring Co. was located here, as was A.R. McKenzie, plumber. Upstairs furnished rooms were managed by Mrs. Addie Carman. The Suzanne Beauty Shoppe was also advertised at this location in 1927. The business was started in the previous year by Laurene B. Church, who had been a resident of Salida for ten years. She was a graduate of the Bishop Beauty Culture School of Oklahoma. Her shop, which employed four operators, was "artistically and invitingly decorated." In 1930-31 the building was occupied by the Law Press (Richard Law, union label job printing, new and rebuilt typewriters, adding machines), and Drew E. Norris (plumbing, heating, and tinner). In 1951 Dietrich Heating and Metal Works was located here.
Joe Dietrich was the owner of the business. Also located here was Ned Lanari, owner of the Salida Shoe Service.
History Colorado's Architectural Inventory Forms have more information and are available at the Salida Library.
