Justice Real Estate In 1901, Mr. Van Brunt and Mr. Clark put in a general merchandise store in this location. D.J. Martz who printed the first newspaper in Watonga, the Watonga Rustler, owned this property for awhile. C.D. McDonald bought the property in 1928 and opened a grocery and meat market in this location. From 1938-1940, "Shaver" and Dorothy Russell had a Ben Franklin store here. From 1942-46, Cohimia Dry Goods was located here. In 1947, Clyde and Wilma Steward had an appliance and repair shop which closed in 1982. Don and Edna Justice bought the property 1n 1989 and put in their real estate office which remains today.

City Hall In 1901, this was the site of the Butts Brothers Lumber Yard. City Hall was built in 1930. The north part housed the Watonga Library, Chamber of Commerce and is now the City Clerk's office. The Fire Department remains housed in the south part of City Hall.

Noble Hotel Definitely a place to visit! A group of individuals went together and put over $300,000 into the preservation of this building. It is on the National Register of historic Places. The building was built in 1892 and in 1893 the Watonga Republican Newspaper operated out of here. In 1900 a man by the name of Bill's purchased the building and operated a barbershop for a while. Later the Bill' built a two story hotel and it was known as Abe Bill's Rooming House. It was quite a little hotel in its time. After Mr. Bill's died his widow sold the building in 1928 to a new owner and it became the Noble Hotel. The hotel operated for a while but as motels became popular it seemed to turn into a rooming house. Most of the rooming house tenants did not have vehicles and they needed a way to get around. In the early 60's a taxicab business was opened and operated from the front desk of the hotel.

Stewart Real Estate At the corner of Main & Noble you will find Stewart Real Estate and H & R Block. It hasn't always been that way. In 1906 this two-story building was known as the Hooper Drug Store. Residents of the community remember riding their bicycles up to an outside window to order ice cream. In the early days this was a hopping place. Many people reminisce about climbing up the stairs to a dance hall.

Snoozer's Screen Printing and Design Built before the turn of the century this building was purchased in 1892. In 1917 it became a clothing store and remained a clothing store until 1970. It then became a well-known drug store. The same person owned 104 & 106 W. Main since 1951. It continued as a drug store until sometime in the 1980's. Later it was leased and became Watonga Floral. The shop owner offers a wide variety of arrangements and gifts for every occasion. The newly renovated exterior facade has made this building a remembrance of the past.

Temptations While you are strolling the streets and enjoying history you may like to stop by Temptations and see what is in store for you. In 1986 new owners purchased the building and wanted to stay within the era of our prairie architect. They did just that. They uncovered a ghost sign on the wall. It reads: Selling Hardware, Furniture and Undertaking Goods--W. H. Munger. This was a real surprise. They redid the windows and the front entrance to the store that was true to that period. After the completion they finished the project by adding awnings for protection and appearance. This is a place you won't want to miss as they currently sell gift items and collectibles.

Wright's Insurance In 1892, James Wagner put in a dry goods and general merchandise store in this location. Overhauls and shoes were sold on the second story which accounts for the metal railings still located on the ceiling for the ladders to roll back and forth on. Coopers Restaurant was there in 1911. Garvey Brothers Clothing store opened in 1952. The story goes that when Garvey retired he hired Curry McFarland to run it for him.. Garvey would sit in the front of the store and count the packages coming out of his store in comparison with those coming out of Tyler's store next door. When the count from Tyler's became more than from his store, Garvey fired McFarland and ran the store himself. Orin and Elsie Veatch put in a drug store which then sold to Richard and Carolyn Widney who kept it a drug store until 1984. In the 1990's to now, the building has housed the Feel Good Club, Country Peddler, Barbara's, Watonga Christian Youth Center and is now the location of Wright Insurance Agency.

Connie's Barber Shop and Deweese Oil Company In 1897, Nancy Hopkins ran a shoe store in this location, but in 1916 Cy Russell put in a barber shop which remains the use of the west part of the building today. In 1821, David Smithpeter put in jewelry and clock shop in the west end of this building where Deseese Oil is located today. Several restaurants have also occupied this location over the years including the Roman Nose Café, the Miner's Café and Dot's Café. In 1957, Troy Tate put in an insurance agency. Later on Bill Deweese moved his oil royalty business in there and it remains the location of Deweese Oil today.

United States Post Office, 119 N. Noble The Post Office is located on 4 lots of land – the first of which was mostly vacant during the early 1900’s. Lot #2 housed a carpenter shop and lunch room. J.O. Bailey started French Dry Cleaners here in 1923. The third lot was a barber shop in 1901, then became a sweet shop (combined with lot #4 in 1920). The fourth lot, owned by Charles and Mattie Smack in 1900, had an auto livery and sweet shop. In 1919 Florence Smith bought the sweet shop and combined it into lot #3 in 1920. Also in the 1920’s Gladys Nigh had a beauty shop here. All lots were sold to the United Sates of America for Post Office built in 1936.

Ferguson Chapel History of the Ferguson Chapel Filling in a vacancy at the Presbyterian Church at Kingfisher was the Reverend G. V. Albertson, who joined in the great race into what is now Blaine County. He staked a lot for the Presbyterian Church in Watonga. Mr. Albertson organized almost 250 Sunday Schools. Among them, in Blaine County, were Geary, Greenfield, Watonga and Winnview. In December of 1901 eleven members met to organize a Presbyterian Church. The cost to build the church was $1387.99. Wages paid to workers on the church were $2.00 per day. The Church was dedicated Sunday, June 14, 1903. The Winnview Presbyterian Church located east of Watonga joined the Ferguson Chapel Presbyterian Church in 1918. The Ferguson Chapel Presbyterian Church was an active church in Watonga from 1901 to 1972. The first pastor of the church was Reverend J. G. Curry and the last pastor of the church was Reverend Sam Hee Shinn.

Restoration In December of 1992, a group of concerned citizens led by Fred R. Lucas, D.D.S. met to discuss restoration of the Ferguson Chapel Presbyterian Church. The agreement to purchase the building from Dick and Joan Oler was on December 7, 1992. A non-profit organization was set up and by March 1993; over $25,000 was received from individuals from all areas of the United States. Most of the contributions came from persons whose families had ties with the Church and from local individuals interested in restoring the Church to historical accuracy. The building was purchased on March 11, 1993.

Jim's IGA The Hawkins Livery Stable sat where a part of Jim's IGA is today. In 1945, a new building was built and Herman Roedell opened International Machinery and Equipment Agency. Safeway Grocery store was there from 1957-1967, leased from Ruth Munger who sold to James and Reba Pierce who are in business there to this day. The other side of the building has housed several grocery stores, an OTASCO, a Health Club Spa, a laundry and in 1976 both buildings were combined to make the IGA store we see today which is owned and operated by Jim and Reba Pierce.

Wilkinson's Mortuary It is said that on one of these lots is where the Watonga Republican printed its first issue in 1892 in a small wood framed building. In 1901, J.W. and S. W. Krebbs opened Watonga Cabinet Works in the block. There was also a general mercantile, a jewelry and millinery establishment and a vet hospital, as well. In 1904, Warren Bills and Mrs. Abe Bills bought the property. In 1910 Mrs. Abe Bills bought Warren's share. In 1928 Mrs. Abe Bills sold to Clarence and Orette Leona Knappenberger. In 1947, WC Kelller bought the lots and built a mortuary. Guy and Glenda Jo bought the mortuary in 1978 and renamed the business Wilkinson Mortuary which it remains named today and is owned and operated by Robert and Kimbi High.

Watonga Auto Supply In 1927, this property housed John Bohr's Black Smith Shop and in 1952, they sold to Watonga Motors, Inc., which sold auto parts and accessories and they are still there today.