Crumbling building razed, history recalled
An aged and sagging brick building finally was torn down Friday in the Marwood neighborhood in Winfield Township, but its long history was recounted by those who recall its heyday.
The former Krause & Sons building along the Butler-Freeport Community Trail, which has stood empty for many years since being built sometime around the turn of the 20th century, was a feed and flour mill, a train station where you could catch a ride to Cabot for a nickel, a post office, a building supply store, and a general store that closed in the 1970s.
The property will be used as a parking lot for the Butler-Freeport Community Trail, which has a trailhead near the property.
This is an excerpt from a larger article that appears in Sunday's Butler Eagle. Subscribe online or in print to learn more about the building's history.
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