“On the Corner, On the Square” since 1917
Fosnot-Wilson Building
13 East Market Street, Lewistown, PA 17044
The Fosnot-Wilson Building was built in 1917 on the northeast corner of Monument Square, at 13 East Market Street. It’s a landmark nearly everyone in the community knows, and it’s almost impossible to drive around the Square without noticing it and whoever calls it home.
For 45 years it was Wilson’s Gifts and Jewelry, whose slogan “On the Corner, On the Square” became a local classic. In 2026 the first floor was restored, uncovering original leaded glass and oak woodwork, and in early 2027 it becomes the new home of The Square Cafe & Bakery.
Timeline
- 1791 to 1809: Samuel Edmiston, Esq. Family Home
- 1792 to 1804: Site of the first county Prothonotary’s Office
- 1810 to 1814: Milliken Dry Goods, Groceries & Grain
- 1814 to 1843: Maclay Family Home
- 1843 to 1870: Hoffman Groceries and Hardware
- 1871 to 1916: Historic Selheimer Hardware
- 1916 to 1917: Fosnot Building was designed and built by WD Steinbach Sons. This is the building that exists today.
- 1917 to 1929: Mifflin County Hardware Co.
- 1930 to 1944: Specker’s Furniture
- 1944 to 1970: Bob Davis Clothing Store
- 1971 to 2016: Wilson’s Gifts and Jewelry
- 2016 to 2023: KC’s Gifts, Jewelry & Awards
- 2024 to 2025: Lost Art Studio and Vintage
- 2025 to 2026: Planning and Construction
- 2027: The future home of The Square Cafe & Bakery
The building from East Market Street 
Restored storefront, 2026 
Monument Square looking east, 1925, with the building at right
Coming soon
The building is fully leased. The Square Cafe & Bakery opens here in early 2027, with indoor dining overlooking Monument Square and a new kitchen and patio next door at 15 East Market Street. See our available properties.
Learn more about Fosnot-Wilson Building
- The Square Cafe & Bakery Project →Construction updates on the restoration of 13 East Market Street and new kitchen and patio at 15 East Market Street, the 2027 home of The Square Cafe & Bakery in Lewistown, PA.
- History of “On the Corner, On the Square” →Two centuries at 11–13 East Market Street, Lewistown, PA: Samuel Edmiston's 1790s home, Selheimer Hardware, the 1917 Fosnot Building, and Wilson's Gifts and Jewelry.
- The Trolley Car at 15 East Market Street →History of the diner at 15 East Market Street in Lewistown, PA: a 1928 Jerry O'Mahony dining car known as the Club Diner, Campbell's, and the Trolley Car Cafe.
- The Lewistown Theatre Mural →Dwight Kirkland's mural of Lewistown's historic theatres on the side of the Fosnot-Wilson Building on Monument Square: the Embassy, Miller, Rialto, Temple and Pastime.
- Solar Power at 13 East Market Street →The 19-kilowatt SunPower solar system at the Fosnot-Wilson Building, 13 East Market Street, Lewistown, PA, completed November 2019.
Location
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Phone
(717) 248-4997Office
Buffington Property Management
101 East Market Street
Lewistown, PA 17044
Fax
(717) 248-3669
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