The Music Shop
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Jepson Furniture Store W.B. Knox Clothing & Men’s Furnishings

The Music Shop, also, Jepson Furniture Store W.B. Knox Clothing and Men’s Furnishings. , With the arrival of the Railroad in 1835, Titusville became the transportation hub of the Indian River country and business was booming. Titusville’s economy started to decline when in late 1894 and early 1895 freezes destroyed citrus, pineapple and other commercial crops. In December 1895 a City fire destroyed three quarters of the wooden buildings in the downtown business district. Included were the wooden buildings on the east side of South Washington Avenue, from the Main Street to Nevins Court. After the 1895 City fire only brick or masonry buildings could be insured, and rebuilding was slow., This two-story brick mercantile building was erected in 1914, with addresses of 307, 309 and 311 South Washington Ave. The Music Shop and Jepson Furniture Store occupied 307.They carried every thing musical; string musical; string instruments, pianos, sheet music, Victrolas and radiolas. The W.B. Knox Clothing and Men’s Furnishings Store, owned by Wm. B. and Alma Knox was located next door at 311. Advertisements stated that they featured “clothing of character for the most discriminating men at prices that won’t tax your bank account”., The 1926-1927 Polk City Directory indicated that the A&P Market occupied 307, and was equipped with Titusville’s first hand operated elevator, and Ben Franklin 5&10 was located at 311. John S. Chase occupied 309, and he was still listed at this address in 1957., Late in 1957 Carl and Margaret “Marge” Threlkeld, then owners of O’Flannigan’s Furniture, purchased this building and later moved to this location from 329-331 South Washington Ave. Because of shortages after world war two some suppliers would only deal with former customers, thus the O’Flannigan name was retained. In 1972, 307 and 311 were combined into one store. O’Flannigan’s occupied all of the first floor and the north end of the second floor. The south end of the second floor was apartments. After recovering from a fire in 1979, the Threlkelds sold the building in 1982.