Prior to 1830
On the south side of the Square, near East Market street, Jonathan Slocum (brother of Frances) in 1807 erected the first three story and probably the first brick building in Luzerne County.
On the south side of the Square, near East Market street, Jonathan Slocum (brother of Frances) in 1807 erected the first three story and probably the first brick building in Luzerne County.
West of him was the home of Oliver Helme, a native of Kingston, Rhode Island.
After 1840
Near the southwest corner of South Main street and Public Square were the stores of Marx Long and Johnson’s Hard Time store. They were burned in the fire of 1843.
Next was the site of Joseph Slocum's pretentious brick residence, three stories high, erected in 1807 by Joseph Slocum.
From Slocum’s residence to the corner of East Market Street were several small buildings, including Aaron Brown’s blacksmith’s shop and James Helmes cabinet shop.
On the southeast corner of East Market street and Public Square was the Black Horse Hotel, owned by Charles Parrish’s father.
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Prior to 1830
On the south side of the Square, near East Market street, Jonathan Slocum (brother of Frances) in 1807 erected the first three story and probably the first brick building in Luzerne County.
West of him was the home of Oliver Helme, a native of Kingston, Rhode Island.
West of him was the home of Oliver Helme, a native of Kingston, Rhode Island.
1840's
The handsome bank building of the First National Bank, which later faced the Square on the South side, was the site of a pretentious brick residence, three stories high, and at the time of its removal the oldest brick building in Wilkes-Barre. It was erected and uoccupied in 1807 by Joseph Slocum, (brother of Frances Slocum, the "Lost Sister of Wyoming," taken captive by the Indians when five years old, in November, 1778, some four months after the Wyoming Massacre. Some sixty years later she was found on an Indian Reservation in Indiana, the widow of an Indian chief). (George R. Bedford)
From the corner to Slocum’s house where Brown’s book store is, was burned out in 1843. Marx Long’s and Johnson’s Hard Time store were among the principal buildings byrned. From Slocum’s residence to the corner of Market Street were several small buildings, including Aaron Brown’s blacksmith’s shop and James Helmes cabinet shop. On the corner, where now stands the Osterhaut building was the Black Horse Hotel, owned by Charles Parrish’s father. J Bennett Smith
