102 Shiner Street
It is assumed this house was built when William Hasenwinkle started a grain business in Hudson in 1867. Although the interior of the house has been remodeled, older photos indicate the exterior of the house remains basically the same.
Hasenwinkle added a flour mill to his grain business. In 1878 a disastrous fire wiped out the business. He rebuilt the elevator and added a sawmill and lumberyard in 1882. At this time, he went into partnership with Charles Cox. The partnership dissolved and William’s brother Henry joined as a partner. Together they established a chain of elevators in Central Illinois. There was another fire that wiped out the elevator in Hudson in 1893. Hasenwinkle rebuilt the same year and continued business until 1902 when he sold to Farmer’s Grain & Coal company. The library’s Hudson History Room has in its holding two 1893 cash ledgers from the Hasenwinkle Elevator.
At the first annual election in 1888 in the Village of Hudson, Mr. Hasenwinkle was elected president for one year.
William Hasenwinkle died in the house at 102 Shiner Street in December of 1916.
Seven families have lived in the residence. The Graeber family are the current residents.
