Several structures from Newport's past reflect where citizens lived, worked, and played, even as their uses changed over time or disappeared. The Old Town House, built of logs before 1820 at 2nd and Mulberry Streets, was among the first buildings in what became Newport and served as a residence, post office, and school; tradition holds that Newport Borough was organized there in 1840. It was moved in 1865 to the site of St Paul's Lutheran Church, moved again in 1874 to 4th Street near Market, housed the Newport Public Library from 1956 to 1959, and was torn down in the 1960s. The Newport Shirt Factory, built in 1906 at 3rd Street and Catherine Alley, was damaged by fire in 1935 and remodeled into a dress factory; after passing through several owners, Jack Lieberman closed it in 1981, and by 2018 the site held the Century Link offices. In the 1890s, bicycling became a popular recreation, and girls were photographed beside the Evangelical Church at Walnut and Shrub Alley; in 1913 that church became the Pastime movie theater, later became apartments, and in 1959 the current Post Office was built there, with Swab's livery stable visible in the background of the earlier scene. Newport's late 19th- and early 20th-century construction boom was supported by local craftsmen and industries, including the Newport Planing Mill, also called Fleisher's Planing Mill, at Front and Mulberry Streets, which prospered from 1863 until 1929 and produced much fine millwork used in Newport and Harrisburg houses. The Newport Theater on South 2nd Street, pictured around 1935, was owned and operated by Sara McBride from 1924 to 1953, closed in 1968, and since 1993 its site has been occupied by Steckley's Pet Store.