Confectionery

Peek inside to learn about Frederick Roeder's Confectionery.

NPS / Laurel Brodsky

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The entrances to the Confectionery are on High Street which has a slight uphill slope. There is one step up to the wooden porch and one step up into each of the two doorways. From the doorways you can look into the rooms of the Confectionery. There is no ramp or alternative entrance to the Confectionery without steps.

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The enticing smell of bread, cakes, candles and pies undoubtedly attracted many customers to Frederick Roeder's Confectionery, making it a prosperous business from 1845 to 1861. In addition to his store, it is reported that he carried small pies to the train station to sell to hungry passengers before the days of dining cars. By 1856 Roeder was so successful that he enlarged this structure by one and a half stories, creating much needed space for his business and family of 7 children. Thriving in his adopted homeland, this German baker turned skills from his native country into sumptious treats for his friends, neighbors and community.

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