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In 1877, Adam H. Bartel opened a wholesale dry goods store at 49 Main Street. Three years later, he moved the business to 210 Fort Wayne Avenue. |
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By 1906, the company had grown into this large building on North E Street across from the railroad depot.
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| The Bartel Company also manufactured work and play clothes under the brand name Perfection. At first production was accomplished in the North E Street building, but business grew enough that Bartel had a separate factory built on South 8th Street in 1920. The Bartel Company continued operating that facility until 1966, and today it has been renovated into senior apartments. |
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When it celebrated its centennial in 1977, these
were the company's buildings. Adam H. Bartel Co. remained in business
until 1999.