History of Building
TIME LINE
for
111, 113, 115 NORTH MAIN STREET, SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA
1896
Contract let for building the Shaver Block.
– The Truth-Index, Salisbury, N. C.; April 30, 1896.
On north Main street three handsome stores going up.
– “We Are Growing,” The Evening World, Salisbury, N. C.; June 5, 1896.
1897
By December 1897, the Shaver Block was finished, and Burt Shoe Co. occupied the 113 North Main store. An advertisement in The Carolina Watchman indicates that Burt’s was across the street from the post office, which was on the west side of North Main Street.
1901 Directory of Salisbury, N. Carolina
Interstate Directory Co., Chicago & New York
Volume I
111 (page 145): Burt Shoe Store (by Sept. 29, 1906, Burt Shoe Store had moved to 127 N. Main.)
111-2nd floor (page 155): Salisbury Sun, Roueche and Brown, proprietors and publishers
111-2nd floor (page 38): residence of William Ervin, clerk
113 (page 148): The Fair-dry goods
115 (page 155): Dr. Thomas J. Wright, physician
1903
April 2, 1903: Edwin Shaver sells the Shaver Block to D. L. Arey for $20,000.
“Beginning at a point on main Street at the Centre of the wall of the South West store room or House of three new brick stores houses on said street known as the Shaver Block and the old brick store house of said Edwin Shaver … ”
– Rowan County, N. C., Deed Book 96: 510
1907-08 Salisbury-Spencer City Directory
Piedmont Directory Co., Inc.; Asheville, N. C.
Page 355
111: Bell Shoe Store
113: A. B. Saleeby & Co.
115: Salisbury Drug Co.
F. R. Wilkins
Dr. J. B. Council, physician
1913
Two-story, 60-foot rear addition to be added to III and 113 North Main; referred to as the Arey Building.
– Salisbury Evening Post (N. C.), February 15, 1913
1913-14 Salisbury-Spencer City Directory
Piedmont Directory Co., Inc.; Asheville, N. C.
Volume III: page 337.
111: Bell Shoe Store
113: A. B. Saleeby and Co., confectioners
115: The Bee Hive
1915
A. B. Saleeby leases the Hedrick store on the south comer of Main and Inniss streets.
– Salisbury (N. C.) Evening Post, July 15, 1915.
D. L. Arey, owner of property, to extend back of building occupied by the Bee Hive at 115 N. Main.
– Salisbury (N. C.) Evening Post, Thursday, July 8,1915.
1915-16 Salisbury-Spencer City Directory
Piedmont Directory Co., Inc.; Asheville, N. C.
Volume IV: page 377.
111: Bell Shoe Store and J. W. Glover & Sons, shoemakers
113: A. Saleeby & Co., confectioners
115: The Bee Hive, P. J. Saba
1917 Salisbury-Spencer, N. C., City Directory
Commercial Service Co., Inc., Asheville, N. C.
Volume V: page 346.
111: Bell Shoe Store
113: Clegg’s Billiard Parlor
115: The Bee Hive-dry goods
1919-20 Salisbury-Spencer, N. C., City Directory
Commercial Service Co., Inc., Asheville, N. C.
Volume VI: page 352.
111: Bell Shoe Store
113: Clegg’s Billiard Parlor
115: The Bee Hive
1922-23 Salisbury-Spencer, N. C., City Directory
Commercial Service Co., Inc., Asheville, N. C.
Volume VII: page 411.
111: Bell Shoe Store
113: Lamas & Couris pool room
Thomason cigars, lunch stand, shoe shine parlor
115: The Bee Hive
1924-25 Salisbury-Spencer, N. C., City Directory
Commercial Service Co., Inc., Asheville, N. C.
Volume VIII: page 409.
111: Bell Shoe Store
113: Salisbury Dry Goods Store
115: Bee Hive (department store)
1925
August 1, 1925: Merit Shoe Company opened for business at 111 North Main Street.
– Salisbury (N. C.) Evening Post, July 31, 1925
1926-27 Salisbury & Spencer, N. C., City Directory
Piedmont Directory Company, Inc.; Asheville, N. C.
Volume IX: 343
111: Merit Shoe Company
113: Nassif Dry Goods
115: Bee Hive Department Store
1928
May 26,1928: Greer Hardware opened for business at 113 North Main Street.
– Salisbury (N. C.) Evening Post, May 25, 1925
1928-29 Salisbury & Spencer, N. C., City Directory
Piedmont Directory Company, Inc.; Asheville, N. C.
Volume X: page 401
111: Merit Shoe Co.
113: The Greer Hardware Company, Leake A. Bernhardt, manager
115: Bee Hive dry goods
1935 Salisbury, North Carolina, City Directory
Compiled and published by Baldwin Directory Co., Inc. and The Salisbury Post, Charleston, S. C.
Volume 1, ABCD No 3: page 237.
111: Merit Shoe Co., Inc.
113. The Greer Hardware Company
115: Salisbury Billiard Parlor
1938 Salisbury, North Carolina, City Directory
Compiled and published by Baldwin Directory Co., Inc. and The Salisbury Post, Charleston, S. C.
Volume 2, ABCD No 38: page 342-3.
111: Merit Shoe Co., Inc.
113-115: The Greer Hardware Company
1940 Salisbury, North Carolina, City Directory
Baldwin Directory Company, Inc.; Charleston, S. C.
Volume 2, ABCD No. 66
111 (page 262): Merit Shoe Shop
113-115 (page 182): The Greer Hardware Company
1942 Salisbury, North Carolina, City Directory
Baldwin Directory Company, Inc.; Charleston, S. C.
Volume 4, ABCD No. 108
111 (page 269): Merit Shoe Shop
113-115 (page 148): The Greer Hardware Company-Fanning implements, paint & sporting goods
1949 Salisbury, North Carolina, City Directory
Baldwin Directory Company, Inc.; Charleston, S. C.
Volume 3, ABCD No. 159: page 611
111: Merit Shoe Shop
113-115: The Greer Hardware Company: Leake Bernhardt was manager and his son, Paul Leake
Bernhardt, began working in the store when he returned from World War II.
1951 Salisbury, North Carolina, City Directory
Nelsons’ Baldwin Directory Co., Inc.; Charleston, S. C.
Volume 4, ABCD No. 173: page 467.
111: Merit Shoe Shop
113-115: The Greer Hardware Company
1953 Salisbury, North Carolina, City Directory
Nelsons’ Baldwin Directory Co., Inc.; Charleston, S. C.
Volume 31,ABCD No.8: page 537.
111: Merit Shoe Shop
113-115: The Greer Hardware Company
1955 Salisbury, North Carolina, City Directory
Nelsons’ Baldwin Directory Co., Inc.; Charleston, S. C.
Volume 33, ABCD No.5: page 69.
111: Merit Shoe Shop
113-115: The Greer Hardware Company
1958 Salisbury, North Carolina, City Directory
Nelsons’ Directory Co., Inc.; Charleston, S. C.
Volume 36, Nelson’s No. 1310: page 90.
111: Vacant 4-16-1958
113-115: The Greer Hardware Company
1960 Salisbury, North Carolina, City Directory
Nelsons’ Directory Co., Inc.; Charleston, S. C
Volume 38, Nelson’s No. 1319: page 64
111-113-115: The Greer Hardware Company
(NOTE: IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE CITY DIRECTORY IS MISTAKEN AND THAT THE GREER HARDWARE DID NOT OCCUPY ALL THREE BUILDINGS FOR ONLY A YEAR. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT 111 WAS STILL VACANT, AS THE FOLLOWING YEAR THE HARDWARE STORE IS ONLY LEASING 113 AND 115.)
1961
Bernhardt Hardware Company succeeds the Greer finn. Will do new layout of store.
– Salisbury (N. C.) Evening Post, June 22, 1961.
1962 Salisbury, North Carolina, City Directory Supplement
Nelsons’ Directory Co., Inc.; Charleston, S. C.
Volume 40, Nelson’s No. 1541
111 (page 68): Spencer Bros. toys
113 (Page 45): Bernhardt Hardware
115:
1964 Salisbury, North Carolina, City Directory
Nelsons’ Directory Co., Inc.; Charleston, S. C.
Volume 40, Nelson’s No. 1541: page 64
111: Spencer Bros. (Clyde E. and John H.)
113-115: Bernhardt Hardware
1985
March 4, 1985-Bernhardt Hardware Corporation purchased 111-115 North Main Street from the heirs of Phebe Arey Summers.
Research by Betty Dan Nicholas Spencer © October 2014