This property long served as a blacksmith shop, as shown by two forges and an interior wood partition seared with impressions of cattle brands manufactured there. Canadian immigrant Treffle Bergeron opened, and likely built, the lot’s first smithy circa 1899, then sold the property in 1913. By 1916, blacksmith and mechanic Frank Quinn had opened his business, and in 1917 he built a large seventy-five-by-one-hundred-foot garage around the original shop, leaving part of its exterior walls intact inside. He used cast concrete block, a popular 1910s material that was as fireproof as stone but less expensive. As technology changed, Quinn continued blacksmithing while expanding into repairs of horse-drawn and motorized farm implements and automobiles for local farmers and ranchers. Tall roof trusses and oversized wooden swinging doors on the west elevation helped accommodate large agricultural equipment. Quinn also sold radios, tires, and cars, serving as a licensed dealer for Durant, Chalmers, and Chrysler automobiles. Active in Republican politics, he hosted events there ranging from voter registration drives to socials after county commission meetings. After Quinn died in 1943, Richard Kenck bought the property in 1948, worked there as a welder and mechanic, and maintained an International Harvester dealership until retiring in 1975.