SILVERHILL MOTOR CO.

Photo of Silverhill Motor Co.
Silverhill Motor Co. about 1931, nextdoor to the Olander Hotel.


     Clarence Anderson built a large automobile repair garage in 1923. Mr. S.E. Heni and son Harry Heni also ran a blacksmith shop in the garage.

     Paul Anderson's smaller garage had already been in operation since 1919, when he decided to buy the larger garage from Clarence Anderson in 1927. Paul provided gasoline and repair service for the area automobiles which were mostly Model-T Fords. The shop stayed in operation until about 1936 when the Great Depression caused its closure.

Photo of satellite view of the lots Silverhill Motor Co. owned.
This is a recent satellite view of the town block 11, lot 10 that contained the Silverhill Motor Co., highlighted in magenta. - Click to enlarge.

Location:

On the north side of Silverhill Highway (104) on the west corner of 6th Street, west of the Silverhill Town Hall (town block 11, lot 10). This building still exists today. In 2023, it became the property of Saltwater Fencing and Woodworks LLC. Silverhill Furniture Antiques & Decor had previously occupied the space as they rented it from Silverhill Properties LLC.

Interesting fact:

  1. Clarence Anderson and Paul Anderson were not related.


DEEDS

 Anderson, Clarence, 1 lot bought from Amanda Sten, on July 31, 1923 ~ A PDF File of the Document

Anderson, Paul C., 1 lot with Silverhill Motor Co. and garage bought from Phoebe and husband Clarence N. Anderson, on March 1, 1927 ~ A PDF File of the Document

Anderson, Paul C. and wife Gudrun, 1 lot with Silverhill Motor Co. and garage sold at mortgage auction to mortgagee Hans G. Erickson, on January 8, 1937 ~ A PDF File of the Document