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Herman H. Fischer Ownership, 1902-1909 In 1902, Hermann Heinrich (Herman H.) Fischer purchased Lots 1 & 2 of Block 2 (now 1101 Main) from the developers of Barclay Place. In the next year, 1903, he also purchased Lots 3 & 4 (now 1109 Main) from Lute McCorkle. Fischer (1845-1921) was born in Germany and married Marie Brasse in 1869. They then immigrated to the U.S. later the same year. They moved across the U.S. for the next few decades and came to Louisville in 1896 with some of their adult children. Herman H. Fischer and his sons worked as builders and carpenters in Louisville. According to a written history from the Fischer family on file with the Louisville Historical Museum, they built the 1903 addition to the Louisville Public School; the State Mercantile Building at 801 Main; the Baptist Church at 701 Grant; the original Town Hall in the 700 block of Main; the Rex Theatre at 817 Main; the former Lackner Saloon (now Casa Alegre) at 1006 Pine; and the DiFrancia saloon at 740 Front (now the 740 Front restaurant). According to a different source, the Fischers also built the DiFrancia house at 1045 La Farge. After Herman H. Fischer's death in 1921, his sons and grandsons continued to build homes and businesses in Louisville, including such buildings as the Chamber of Commerce building at 901 Main and the restaurant at 809 Main (now Zucca). At 1101 Main, on the back of the property, Herman H. Fischer and his sons constructed the original Fischer Carpentry Shop. It appears to have been used as a workshop for their carpentry business. No interior photos of it have been found. This building has been documented as being in this location in the written Fischer family history and in the following photo that originated with the Fischer family. The carpentry shop was located next to the alley and faced Short Street (the same location as the current garage at 1101 Main). Fischer presumably purchased the parcel for the purpose of using it for his business, as it was located a short distance from many of the buildings that he and his sons had under construction at the time. 2