Dr. Reque and Ole Westby's Store

Dr. S.B. Reque about to cross Main Street

Dr. S.B. Reque, DDS is about to walk east across Main Street shortly after he came to Westby in 1891. Today he would be crossing from Organic Valley to Corner Mechanics. After 1905, Dr. Reque had his office over what was recently Ole and Lena Kaffe Hus.

The hardware store that Dr. Reque is walking toward was built by Ole Westby in 1874 and was his general store until 1884. The upstairs was a hotel until 1879 and from 1880 until 1883 was used as a private school with one of Ole Westby’s daughters as the teacher. This was Ole’s second store as his first was built in 1867 where Organic Valley is located today.