Glen Carbon in Madison County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Industry and Notable Buildings

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 22, 2021

1. Industry and Notable Buildings Marker

Inscription.

Industry and Notable Buildings. . , [Marker features a set of historic photos and articles:] , [Reproduction of several articles from the Edwardsville Intelligencer.]

Odd Fellow Building , The Odd Fellow organization erected this building for a meeting place in the 1890's. It was originally a two-story building. The second story contained the lodge meeting rooms for the Odd Fellows and their "sister" lodge, the Rebekah's. The First floor was originally occupied as a "singletary's store," where a young Mr. Rasplica learned his trade.

The top story was removed in later years, but the building served the people for generations as a gathering place for vaudeville shows, dances, plays (it had a stage) concerts, 8th grade graduations ceremonies, schoolhouse public meetings, Catholic chicken dinners and Kiwanis pancake breakfasts.

The building has been remodeled and is presently home of "Stepping Stones" Child Care.

Samuel Birger Store , "The Grand Leader" , Samuel Birger built his first store, a frame 18 × 32 feet and 18 feet high building, in 1893. His second store was a handsome two-story brick building that he operated as a fully stocked dry goods store on the first floor, with living quarters for himself and his family on the second story.

In 1950 Samuel's son, Bernard, generously donated 5 acres of land to the newly formed District #7 as a site for an elementary school in Glen Carbon.

Charles Wieduwilt Barber Shop, Circa 1900

Glen Carbon Mercantile Company , This beautiful Victorian structure existed as a "company" store at the time of the village's incorporation in 1892, when the brothers Louis and John Diebert bought the business and began the Glen Carbon Mercantile Company. The coal company continued to issue warrents to the miners to trade there on credit.

[Marker features a set of historic photos and articles:]
[Reproduction of several articles from the Edwardsville Intelligencer.]

Odd Fellow Building
The Odd Fellow organization erected this building for a meeting place in the 1890's. It was originally a two-story building. The second story contained the lodge meeting rooms for the Odd Fellows and their "sister" lodge, the Rebekah's. The First floor was originally occupied as a "singletary's store," where a young Mr. Rasplica learned his trade.

The building has been remodeled and is presently home of "Stepping Stones" Child Care.

Samuel Birger Store
"The Grand Leader"
Samuel Birger built his first store, a frame 18 × 32 feet and 18 feet high building, in 1893. His second store was a handsome two-story brick building that he operated as a fully stocked dry goods store on the first floor, with living quarters for himself and his family on the second story.

In 1950 Samuel's son, Bernard, generously donated 5 acres

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of land to the newly formed District #7 as a site for an elementary school in Glen Carbon.

Charles Wieduwilt Barber Shop, Circa 1900

Glen Carbon Mercantile Company
This beautiful Victorian structure existed as a "company" store at the time of the village's incorporation in 1892, when the brothers Louis and John Diebert bought the business and began the Glen Carbon Mercantile Company. The coal company continued to issue warrents to the miners to trade there on credit.

This building, located on the west side of Main and Collinsville streets, housed a successful restaurant called "The Candlelight Lounge" for several years. The building burned beyond repair in the 1970's.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.

Location. 38° 44.923′ N, 89° 58.983′ W. Marker is in Glen Carbon, Illinois, in Madison County. It is on Collinsville Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 192 S Main St, Glen Carbon IL 62034, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: People (here, next to this marker); Industry (here, next to this marker); Baseball (here, next to this marker); Coal Mining in Glen

Historic Glen Carbon Photo Displays image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 22, 2021

2. Historic Glen Carbon Photo Displays

(here, next to this marker); a different marker also named People (here, next to this marker); Schools (here, next to this marker); Glen Carbon Volunteer Fire Department (here, next to this marker); Homesteads (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glen Carbon.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 310 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on March 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.