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History of Freeland, Pa.
Property sales and building design

What's on this page:
  • 20th-century property sales and building design
  • Property sales and building design listed in directories 1873-1940

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There is overlap among three sets of pages here for Construction, Building supplies and services, and Building furnishings and decoration, so please also visit the other related pages.


In addition to the listings from old directories and maps shown below, here are a few more 20th-century notes additions:


James E. Griffith - yards and office, Carbon Street - Contracting and building. Building materials of all kinds. Real estate bought, sold and exchanged. (Source: Catholic Reference Book and Parish Register, circa 1924, from Ed Merrick)

Freeland Area Realty - 711 Main St. (Andrew P. Shiner and John M. Maso, salesmen; Joseph J. Brogan, broker) (1986 St. Casimir's booklet, from Ed Merrick)

Alfred F. Kester, Architect and builder, 1920s

Kester Real Estate – Main St. (W. A. Kester) – Selling houses and lots (from Ed Merrick, 1923 ad)

J. M Reagan - 501 Centre St. - Real estate and insurance

Theodore Reighmann, Architect and engineer "Plans and specifications provided for all kinds of public and private buildings; engineering work of all kinds" - Also served as Borough Engineer.

John Shigo - 324 Centre St., rear Krusko Drug Store - Real estate agent



Property sales and building design listed in directories 1873-1940


1895 South Heberton city directory
In individual listings:
Birkbeck, Thomas, real estate and treasurer, Freeland Water Co., Birkbeck St., h

1897 city directory
In business listings:
McHugh, J. E., real estate agent, N Centre near Front

1897 city directory
In individual listings:
McHugh, J. E., real estate agent, N Centre near Front, w; W Heberton, h; ad says “Real estate bought and sold. Houses to rent. Also agent for building lots on Howey Estate, Freeland, and Wyomissing building lots.”

1912 telephone directory
Reichman Theo, Architect – Centre
Reagan J M, Real Est & Ins – South

1921-1922 city directory
In business listings:
Reichmann, Theodore, civil engineer, surveyor, architect, 501 Centre

1928-1929 city directory
In business listings:
Benjamin & Markman, real estate, 204-05-06 American Bank Bldg., Hazleton
Buckley, Daniel S., real estate, realtor, 824 Main
Reichmann, Theodore, civil engineer, consulting engineer, structural engineer, surveyor, architect, 919 Walnut
Shigo, John, real estate, 322 Centre
Wolfe, Charles H., First National Bank Bldg., real estate, 636 Centre

1940 city directory
In business listings:
DePierro & DePierro, real estate, 538 Centre
Sholtis, Andrew J., real estate, 820 Main
Wolfe, Charles H., real estate, 625 Centre




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