Mesker Bros. ID Plaque Aurora, Indiana
Although the firm of George Mesker (same family but independently owned and operated by Geo. Mesker) in Evansville, IN is located closer than St. Louis, where the Mesker Brothers firm was located. Builders in Southern Indiana towns seemed to use both Mesker firms for purchasing their building facade kits in the latter Victorian era. These multi-component facades were ordered by part numbers from catalogs and shipped from the foundry for assembly on site. The Mesker firms made both heavy cast iron components as well as lighter weight stamped tin panels. This plaque reads: Mesker Bro's, Front Builders, St. Louis, MO. Thousands of Mesker fronted buildings are still standing across small town America and are now a century old or older.
Mesker Bros. ID Plaque Aurora, Indiana
Although the firm of George Mesker (same family but independently owned and operated by Geo. Mesker) in Evansville, IN is located closer than St. Louis, where the Mesker Brothers firm was located. Builders in Southern Indiana towns seemed to use both Mesker firms for purchasing their building facade kits in the latter Victorian era. These multi-component facades were ordered by part numbers from catalogs and shipped from the foundry for assembly on site. The Mesker firms made both heavy cast iron components as well as lighter weight stamped tin panels. This plaque reads: Mesker Bro's, Front Builders, St. Louis, MO. Thousands of Mesker fronted buildings are still standing across small town America and are now a century old or older.