Charles and Rushann Schneider built this two-story brick business block in 1910 and had it wired during construction, anticipating the arrival of electricity by four years. Its relatively simple exterior reflected the styles of the day, with simple brick bands on the façade and a denticulated cornice as its main decoration. In 1910, the Schneiders lived upstairs while the first floor housed Charles' harness shop and Rushann's confectionery. In 1913, the popular Hardin couple celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary by inviting all their friends to the store for refreshments. The confectionery, which included a soda fountain, proved more successful and longer lasting than the harness business. In 1918, only four years after expanding the building, Charles closed his harness shop to help Rushann with the confectionery, perhaps influenced by the growing popularity of tractors and automobiles. Charles died in 1945, and the next year Rushann moved to her daughter's home in Forsyth, closing the successful thirty-six-year business.