Cleary Building

Thanks to the Holyoke History Room for this photograph.

At some point between 1889 to 1895 the northern portion was raised from 1 floor to 5 floors and the larger southern portion was raised from 4 floors to 5 floors.

The Cleary Building

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In 1892 there was a firm called Fair Suit and Cloak Co. here.

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In 1884 one of the tenants was Allen’s a household supply store.

Sanborn map analysis:

Sanborn 1884 map

Sanborn 1889 map has the 4 floor Cleary there

Sanborn 1895 map has the 5 floor Cleary there plus an addition to its north

Sanborn 1915 map

Sanborn 1949 map has restaurants on the ground floor

Sanborn 1956 map