Homes of Fairfield - 50 and 52 E. Washington

LOCKE, GILBERT

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 3/21/2011 at 23:33:27

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, December 28, 1932

HOMES OF FAIRFIELD

.... GILBERT Estate. 50 and 52 E. Washington. Built along about Civil War times. David LOCKE conducted a wagon repair shop and blacksmithing in connection with it. After Mr. LOCKE's passing William GILBERT took the property and for many years had a feed barn and rented much storage room for vehicles and latterly installed several garages for rental. The year of his death he put up a new building at No. 50 which has ever since been used for machinery salesmen in front and the rear for garage repair purposes.

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I am not related to the person(s) mentioned.