At one time Henry Bean operated a harness shop, hardware store and gasoline station at that location. Later, George Fehr operated a woodworking and upholstery shop in the front part of the building; he had an English bulldog. The desk recently donated to the Walworth Historical Society was made there.

When Charlie and Bertha Pembroke purchased the property in the late ‘40’s they remodeled it into a home for themselves and their sons, Burton and Vaughn. Charlie and Bertha lived there until their retirement move to Florida in 1997. Charlie was probably better known than anyone in town since he was a heating, plumbing, and electrical man.

From our house we watched a constant stream of people stop in to Charlie’s to ask him to come fix something or other. Or they stopped just to talk. Whenever someone asked where we lived, I always replied that we lived the first place west of Charlie. Charlie wrote the little booklet, “Walworth, As I Remember It,” in which he recalls many of the events and people of the town. Current owners are Ronald and Diane Hermanet.