Hardware Stores over the years in Conshohocken

Hardware Stores over the years in Conshohocken

11/8/2026

by Brian Coll with previous research by Jack Coll

The above photo is what made me think about writing this article. My son and I were sitting at Nudy’s the other day… we had the window seat which made me think of the storyline from Ted Lasso about Nate wanting the table in the window. Anyway, as I was looking out onto Fayette Street, the old faded HARDWARE sign looked really intense for some reason. At one point a Minuteman Press was in this location. The old faded sign is on the current home of Kosa, a salon for men located at 109 Fayette Street. In recent years the same location was home to I’m Sergio before the name change to Kosa. 

So, 109 Fayette Street was previously home to the William Wright Hardware Store from 1883-1916 and in 1917 became Kehoe’s Hardware Store. Kehoe’s Hardware Store was there until 1977 when John Kehoe retired after 60 years in business

Also in the 1970’s and the most recent hardware store in Conshohocken history would be Conshohocken Hardware located at 904 Fayette Street. In the 1970’s and early 80’s it was owned and operated by Ed Surmiak. In the 80’s Pete Crippen took it over. I simply knew it as Pete’s hardware store. Pete seemed to have everything you needed and it was all in an old school Conshohocken twin house. If you needed a single nail or screw, you could buy a single nail or screw. Pete and his wife are still in Conshohocken today and they live in one of our favorite houses in all the borough. Pete’s Hardware was in operation into the 2000’s. In the photo below you’ll see one of our favorite sandwich shops and deli’s from back in the day Jem’s. 

Before Home Depot and Lowe’s you had local places, Conshohocken had its share of hardware stores, but also lumber yards. The S. Marchack Lumber Co was located at 619 E. Hector Street (official listed address, but took up so much more space) I’m sure someone is reading this, thinking, that’s right by me. Well, it could be your actual house because the lumber yard took up a decent amount of space in and around Hector Street. I seem to remember it more on Hector by Cherry Street. 

If we cross the bridge into West Conshohocken, many of you might remember the Gleba Brothers lumber yard at the foot of the Matsonford Bridge. Before it was home to the Gleba Brothers, it was the Davis Lumber Yard and Coal Yard. This property made way for One Tower Bridge. 

While, I intended this to be about hardware stores, I can’t skip over two amazing families from West Conshohocken without saying a few more words about them. The Davis family predates West Conshohocken, beyond the coal and lumber yard, their family was involved in the building of the community. We can’t say enough good things about the Glebas of West Conshohocken. 

In addition to the hardware store and lumber yards…. we’ve had our share of electric supply shops, blacksmiths and autoparts stores. While this article focused on Conshohocken and West Conshohocken, we’re going to start to bring more of Plymouth, Whitemarsh and Lafayette Hill into our articles here on Conshystuff.com.

While we still have you… our Conshystuff Food Drive is underway. All the non perishable food items collected go to the Colonial Neighborhood Council.

AND….. The Conshohocken Adult Prom will be taking place on February 20th, 2027.