Koning Hardware Faasen Research
Archive
Photographs and documents collected by James T. Faasen during research about the Koning Hardware store building at 439 Butler Street. Digital items emailed to Sally Winthers in September 2022.
"The History of Koning Hardware Co. by Frederik H. Geerdink," was brought by Mr. Faasen to the Archive for photocopying and placement in the properties files.
On 29 Feb 2024, Mr. Faasen also gave a draft copy of his "A Brief History of the Old Hardware Building" publication to the Archives. The richly-illustrated 53-page book sums up Mr. Faasen's on-going research and includes photos and descriptions of the many people and businesses that have occupied the building.
2022.70.01
After many years of running a hardware store in the Koning building, Ron and Bonnie Wilkins sold the property in 2022. The new owners engaged Mr. Faasen to research and write the building's history.
Buildings: Commercial
Winthers, Sally
2022.70
Donation, unconditional
Faasen, James T.
Digital data in CatalogIt
Files Properties
439 Butler/Butler Pantry/Wilkins/Koning/Nies HardwareKoning, John 1858-1927Crow, Morton H. "Heath" 1910-1976Simonson, Earnest Jean 1916-1996Nies, Jan "John" 1836-1920Wilkins, Ronald "Ron"Koning, Arie James "Ira" 1883-1975Kofsky, Richard J. 1931-Wilkins, Bonnie
09/14/2022
03/09/2024