Hengerer's
{{Short description|Former New York-based department store}}
{{Infobox company
| name = The Wm. Hengerer Co.
| logo = Hengerer's Department Store Final Logo.png
| logo_size = 200px
| parent = Associated Dry Goods (1916)
| fate = Merger and closure
| foundation = 1867
| defunct = 1987
| successor = Sibley's
| location = Buffalo, New York
| industry = Retail
| products = apparel, shoes, household furnishings, accessories
}}
The William Hengerer Company, known informally as Hengerer's, was a Buffalo, New York-based department store chain, with stores exclusively located in the Western New York region.
History
The company was founded in 1867 as J. C. Barnes & Co., followed by Barnes & Bancroft in 1869, at 259 Main Street, with James K. Bancroft.{{cite book|last1=Rizzo|first1=Michael F.|title=Nine nine eight : the glory days of Buffalo shopping|date=2007|publisher=Lulu, Inc.|location=Morrisville, NC|isbn=978-1430313861}} In 1873, William Hengerer was admitted as a partner and the company became known as Barnes, Bancroft & Co.
Along with other department stores located in Buffalo including AM&A's, Flint and Kent, and the Sweeney Company, Hengerer was very successful in the 1880s and 1890s. The department stores offered cooking classes, beauty parlors, and restaurants and introduced washing and sewing machines, vacuum cleaners, and iceboxes to the public.{{cite book|last1=Eberle|first1=Scott|last2=Smith|first2=Joseph A. Grande; design by Patrick S.|title=Second looks : a pictorial history of Buffalo and Erie County|date=1987|publisher=Donning Co.|location=Norfolk|isbn=0898656095|url=http://www.abebooks.de/products/isbn/9780898656091?cm_sp=bdp-_-9780898656091-_-isbn10|accessdate=27 September 2016|archive-date=1 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001162145/http://www.abebooks.de/products/isbn/9780898656091?cm_sp=bdp-_-9780898656091-_-isbn10|url-status=live}}
In 1889, Hengerer's new department store was built at 268 Main Street and was designed by Cyrus K. Porter and built of brick with Medina sandstone trim. In 1903, a new store was constructed and by 1907, Hengerer's boasted of being the largest department store between New York City and Chicago.
Wm Hengerer Co. was a founding member of the Associated Dry Goods Corporation in 1916.{{cite web|last1=LaChiusa|first1=Chuck|title=Barnes & Hengerer Department Store|url=http://buffaloah.com/a/main/268/|website=buffaloah.com|publisher=Buffalo Architecture and History|accessdate=27 September 2016|archive-date=1 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001171338/http://buffaloah.com/a/main/268/|url-status=live}}
=Closure=
The Hengerer chain was merged into ADG's Sibley's name in 1981, with its flagship store at 465 Main Street in downtown Buffalo closing by 1987.{{cite web|title=The Wm. Hengerer Co., Buffalo, New York|url=http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum.org/2010/07/wm-hengerer-co-buffalo-new-york.html|website=www.thedepartmentstoremuseum.org|publisher=The Department Store Museum|accessdate=27 September 2016|archive-date=1 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001162249/http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum.org/2010/07/wm-hengerer-co-buffalo-new-york.html|url-status=dead}}
See also
References
;Notes
{{reflist|2}}
;Sources
- Rizzo, Michael F. (2007) Nine Nine Eight: The Glory Days of Buffalo Shopping Lulu Enterprises, Inc.; Morrisville, North Carolina. {{ISBN|978-1-4303-1386-1}}.
- Elvins, Sarah (2004). Sales & Celebrations: Retailing and Regional Identity in Western New York State, 1920-1940. {{ISBN|0-8214-1549-2}}.
Category:1867 establishments in New York (state)
Category:Retail companies established in 1867
Category:Retail companies disestablished in 1987
Category:Companies based in Buffalo, New York
Category:Clothing retailers of the United States
Category:History of Buffalo, New York
Category:Defunct companies based in New York (state)
Category:Defunct department stores based in New York State
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