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Museum building turning 100 |
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July 13, 2017 |
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In the fall of 1916, Charles W. Megquier began
construction on a two story brick building on
Main Street. This was to be used as the new
Crescent Garage & Plumbing Company.
As the Ford touring car dealer and distributor
of Fisk tires, Megquier had already presold
touring cars in anticipation of the new site.
Due to harsh weather, construction was postponed
to the following spring.
In 1917, construction resumed on the building
with modern amenities; a seven room residence
consumed the entire second floor, complete with
indoor plumbing, which pleased Megquier’s wife,
Annie. The street front allowed for automobiles
to pull up for gasoline, tires and tune ups.
The Crescent Garage became a booming business.
An addition to the Crescent Garage was added in
1920.
From 1917 to the present, many businesses have
occupied the space of the Megquier-Houck
building, including the Crescent Garage,
Traver’s Garage, Bonners Battery & Ignition,
Blackburn’s Electric, H. E. Clack, Co., Cook’s
Battery & Electric, SS&H, BG Auto, Lowe’s
Natural Foods, South Hill Furniture Annex, Gini
Knits, Callie’s Niche, Boundary Computer and the
Boundary County Museum.
The building has seen many changes over the
years: a lean-to addition at the back; upstairs
made into three apartments; gasoline tanks
removed; the store front enclosed; new concrete
floors poured over top of the original floors;
original doorways bricked up between the two
buildings - only to be reopened again; two
run-away truck crashes through the north wall;
roof supports installed in 1996 and 2012; just
to name a few!
In 2006, the Boundary County Historical Society,
through a bequest from the Mary Ellen Thomason
Estate, purchased the two buildings to house the
museum.
July 21, 2017 will mark the 100th Birthday of
the Main Building of the Museum.
To celebrate, a Birthday Party will be held on
Saturday, July 22, from 1 to 3 p.m. Come have a
piece of birthday cake and help celebrate! |
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