Pratt's Garage
A Building and Repair Shop
Bainbridge Republican, May 13, 1915
A new building on South Main street is just being completed which is artistic, commodious and convenient. It is Don Pratt's garage. The structure is of hollow tile with a covering of cement both inside and outside, with cement floors and large windows on all sides. The dimensions of the buildings are 40 feet by 82 feet. The main room will accommodate twenty cars at one time. In the rear is a large work room filled with the latest type of machinery and most modern conveniences for expert workmanship. The two rooms are separated by partition and the opening protected by fire doors which will automatically take their places in case of fire in the work room, thus guaranteeing safety to all cars placed in the garage. An enormous gasoline tank has been placed underground and this is connected with an improved gasoline pump and is so stationed so that cars either leaving or entering the garage may be supplied. The building is situated a number of feet back from South Main street and a fine cement roadway leads to it. There is also an entrance to the building from Walnut street along which the side of the garage runs.
This garage has been built on scientific plans and furnishes a complete house for cars requiring repairs and readjustment. Don Pratt is an expert machinist having received a thorough experience in the automobile industry. He will maintain this garage and will have several expert assistants as business demands.
The building was constructed by Marvin Bennett of Sidney. There is not a city or place in the state that has a better equipped, more practical and finer looking garage than this one in Bainbridge. Mr. Pratt was his own architect.
[Compiler note: The described building is currently the home of the Bainbridge Historical Society museum]
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