An early view of the Pine River School showing 1920, $75,000 addition on the front of the 1912 school building located on the north side of Jefferson Avenue between Second and Third streets.
An aerial view of Pine River showing the new water tower on the left and the older water tower on the right. Some of the town's most iconic buildings have been removed by this time.
A large group of young men from Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2703 take time out from their construction project to pose in front of their wood shanty barracks.
A man and kids on the porch of their newly constructed farm house. Piles of wood are in the yard and farm buildings are behind the house as well as a large red barn.
This building was erected in 1903 and housed the first bank in Pine River. Less than a year after completion, a druggist was hired to set up shop in part of the building. In 1919 the bank received a national charter becoming the First National Bank of Pine River.
This church stood on the east corner of Norway Avenue and Second Street South. During 1905 and 1906 plans and a pledge campaign resulted in a decision to build the. The cornerstone was laid July 9, 1907, and the first service in the newly completed church was held on January 6, 1908.
The third school building in Pine River, built in 1912-1913 at a cost of $19,300, located on the north side of Jefferson Avenue between Second and Third streets.
Pine River School showing the 1920, $75,000 addition on the front of the 1912 school building located on the north side of Jefferson Avenue between Second and Third streets.
The third school building in Pine River was built in 1912-1913 at a cost of $19,300 and was located on the north side of Jefferson Avenue between Second and Third streets.
This two-story brick building was built in 1917. Then the street-level corner of the building was occupied by the Farmers State Bank. Later, the Pine River State Bank conducted business in the same space until 1974. Among original occupants was a pharmacy on Barclay Avenue, and a furniture store and funeral parlor on the First Street side. The second floor contained professional offices and apartments. The Gardiner family has operated businesses at this location since 1935. The original back addition to the building was destroyed by fire in 1973.
The cornerstone of the Spurrier Hotel was laid on August 29, 1917, and the structure which was located on the north corner of Front Street and Barclay Avenue. It opened for business and was dedicated on April 27, 1918. The cost of the hotel was $30,000.