This building was constructed by Joseph Good (1864-1941) in 1893; however, research shows that a building existed here in the mid-1800s or earlier. When Joseph Good opened his Grocery and Meat Market in 1893, the store's very first customer was Henry H. Kieferle and on that opening day it has been said that by 6 p.m. there was not a single item left on the shelves. This building, owned and operated by the Good family for several generations, is a fine example of a storefront house. They sold meats, groceries and provisions in the one-story building adjoining the main house. The store is shown on the 1899 and 1910 Sanborn Maps and in 1906 advertised a 2-lb. package of oatmeal for 6 cents. It has been said that Joseph Good kept chickens in the basement that they butchered as needed, which is not surprising for that time period.

The interior of this house had detailed woodwork and stained glass on the porch and first floor. Joseph and Fannie Good lived in the house with their son, Louis, and daughter. In 1921, Louis Good joined in business with his father and the firm became Joseph Good & Son. Louis‘s first action was to introduce the new concept of home delivery for groceries. After Louis’s marriage to Myra, they had a son in 1928 named Henry. Noble Mentzer (1927-2018) worked for Joe Good’s store as a meat cutter when he was 15 or 16 years old and Richard L. Williams delivered groceries for the store as soon as he got his driver’s license. Upon the death of Joseph Good in 1943, Louis and Myra became the owners and ran the business for several more years before selling the entire property to former mayor Henry J. Loeblein and partners. It may have been at that point that the house was divided into apartments, with businesses occupying the store section.

City Building & Loan Association opened an office here after Joseph Good & Son closed. Joseph Good had been President of City Building & Loan when he died. Other occupants at various times since then were Mike Hatem who had an accounting office here and Wilfred Wyler & Company, accountants, who were located in the one-story section. The Loebleins sold the property to Henry H. and Patricia G. Boyer in 1980, who owned other properties. Henry Boyer was a supporter of the Havre de Grace Maritime Museum and owned several boats himself. However, some remember him as the person who brought the 350-ton sunken freight barge from the Baltimore Harbor to the water end of Green Street and named it the “Showboat” where the Susquehanna Players staged many productions. The Boyers sold this building to Bruce Bowling in 1999.

In February 2014 the store area suffered a large fire, doing extensive damage to the main house as well. The store was reconstructed by a new owner, 550 Franklin Street LLC, who also repaired the house; both were occupied again by the fall of 2015.

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Built 1899. 4630 sq ft, commercial retail store, 5932 sq ft lot