Built in 1882 by J.K. Graves for his own convenience and rebuilt after a fire in 1884, the Fourth Street Elevator then opened as public transport. Originally operated by steam and then by electricity in 1893, it was incorporated as the Fenelon Place Elevator Co. with neighbors as stockholders. Its first board of directors on June 21, 1893, included L.C. Bissell as president, W.A. Leathers as vice president, J.H. Kleine as secretary, and Chas. Sass as treasurer, and other stockholders included Jacob Rich, Frank H. Weime, Geo. B. Burch, D.J. Scott, J.F. Ris, J. Hooper, W.G. Norman, J.R. McFarland, and C.F. Markle. In 1912, C.B. Trewin acquired control, and in 1967 his family owned and operated it for the use and enjoyment of the public.