- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Garrett and Sons historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Muscogee County
Historic buildings--Georgia--Columbus - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus, 32.46098, -84.98771
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: 11 9th St., Columbus
Text of marker: "GARRETT AND SONS. Joseph Simpson Garrett, a whiskey, tobacco, and groceries merchant constructed this building in 1883 for his business, Garrett and Sons. This wholesale business was regarded as the first of its kind in Columbus. Garrett served as Columbus postmaster from 1897 to 1905. Many businesses occupied this building between 1900 and 1934 when Simon Schwob, a tailor from Alsace-Lorraine, opened Schwob Manufacturing Company. With the "factory to consumer" approach, it became the largest manufacturer and retailer of menswear in the South. In 1978, Schwob Manufacturing became Joy Fashions and operated here until 1988. ERECTED BY THE HISTORIC CHATTAHOOCHEE COMMISSION THE STONE TREE GROUP, LLC AND THE HISTORIC COLUMBUS FOUNDATION, INC. 2002" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_garrett-and-sons
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_garrett-and-sons
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
