In May of 2002 the Krumholz-Askin family donated the building to the Arcadia Area Historical Society. We started with a project to remodel the front portion of the building. This would become our Museum. Years of neglect has taken its toll on the 129 year old building. Having been a rental property for some time, the interior resembled very little of its past.

The building was built in 1875 during the era of rapid expansion to relocate the town from the upper area to the new downtown near the railroad. Joseph Krumholz bought the building in April 1880 and ran a Blacksmith shop and wagon factory. In 1906 his son John remodeled the front of the building into a grocery store.