Oshkosh in Garden County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Schlater-Sullivan Building

— Old Town Historical Plaque —

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 13, 2023

1. Schlater-Sullivan Building Marker

Inscription.
J.C. “Connie” Schlater and Leo Sullivan had a three-unit building built by the Albee brothers in 1952-1953. The north office was Schlater's insurance and real estate business. The center unit was occupied for many years by LP Propane Gas Company. Leo Sullivan used the south office for his Sullivan Watch Repair and Jewelry Store. In 1963 Mr. Sullivan moved to a different location.

Schlater and Sullivan sold the building in 1978 to William Pollard. In later years Larry Koeppen used the north office for used car sales and then Herschell Allen did the same. In 2001, Mr. Pollard sold the building to Donald and Peggy Bentley.

The south unit has since been used as a beauty shop, first Nadinos and now Wendy McGreer's Mane Root. The north unit was used by Banner Health for years before Michelle “Missy” and Joe Quinn began using both north units for their Embroidery Emporium.

From the beginning in 1906, when A. Sudman Company owned the lots, until 1952 when Schlater and Sullivan built the building, there were many owners: Charles and Joseph Eggers, Orva F. Saunders, Otto Bott, Charles Miller, Floyd Ferrell, J.T. Sager (telephone

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man), Howard Jensen, J.A. Grieve, J. Buren Briggs and William Greenlee, a who's who of early Oshkosh business people.

Erected 2014 by Old Town Project and 2010 Garden County Centennial Planning Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1952.

Location. 41° 24.253′ N, 102° 20.673′ W. Marker is in Oshkosh, Nebraska, in Garden County. It is on Main Street just north of Avenue B (Gumaer Avenue), on the left when traveling north. The marker is mounted directly on the subject building, on the left/south side of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 208 Main Street, Oshkosh NE 69154, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Nebraska Panhandle.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Great Plains,

and specifically on the High Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 13, 2023

2. Schlater-Sullivan Building Marker

The marker is on the left/south side of the front entrance.

least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Garden County News (a few steps from this marker); Pool Hall and Bowling Alley (within shouting distance of this marker); Oshkosh Land and Cattle Co. “Company Store” (within shouting distance of this marker); Bar and Pool Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Nebraska State Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); Williams Hotel and Original Garden County Courthouse (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Morris Hotel (about 300 feet away); Original Campbell Drug (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oshkosh.

Schlater-Sullivan Building Marker (<i>east/front elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 13, 2023

3. Schlater-Sullivan Building Marker (east/front elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 30, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.