THE GARAGE ON KING
ABOUT
WHERE FOOD AND PEOPLE COME TOGETHER
BUILDING HISTORY
1885
to
1925
1885 - The Garage on King started as a residential area. The property has six homes on King Street and one on Raleigh Street.
1897 - The property has six homes that were then split into four different properties.
1907 - Two additional housing units were added to Raleigh Street.
1922 - All of the units were split into eight different lots.
1925 - Blueprints were created for a two-story building for the area now known as The Garage on King.
1931
to
1963
1931 - The first indication that the property is being used as an auto repair garage.
1946 - The residential units on the property are replaced by the warehouse in the back of the building behind the garage area.
1963 - The residential units on Raleigh and King Streets are replaced by the parking lot and the showroom. The east parking lot back then was still a residential unit.
1991
to
2024
1991- Dunn & Seibert Sales Co. turns the building into an appliance shop selling everyday home appliances and needs. This is what most of the Downtown Martinsburg residents remember the building as.
2022- The building is bought by Invest Proxima and construction begins.
2024 - The Garage on King opens as a full service food hall serving the residents and visitors of Downtown Martinsburg.