Spencer A. Stone
Stone Music was established in 1876 by brothers John A. and Spencer A. Stone. By 1886, only Spencer was listed for this business, which at that time included frames, toys, undertaking furnishings, china, pianos and organs. By 1890, the Sanborn map shows this location as a music store. Between 1890 and 1896, the small, single-story brick building was replaced with a much larger 2-story brick one that went all the way back to the alley. They had a large elevator/hoist in the back of the store.
S.A. Stone ran the music store until he retired in 1927. A music store continued in this location, run by R.E. Reynolds who was a clerk for Stone. Reynolds started working at the store after his mother convinced Stone to hire him at the age of 17 in 1903.