Michaels-Stern & Co.

Michaels-Stern & Co.

Michaels-Stern and Co. was a Rochester, New York-based manufacturer of men's tailored suits and apparel.The company was founded in 1849 by Henry Michaels (1822-1894). After several name changes and changes in partnership, the company became known as Michaels-Stern & Co. when Henry Michael's son-in-law Morley A. Stern joined as a partner in 1877. The company was liquidated in 1977.^[1]

The company was one of several Rochester-based men's clothing companies. Some of the other companies included Fashion Park, Inc ^[2], Superba Cravats ^[3], and Hickey Freeman. Today, only Hickey Freeman remains of the original Rochester-based men's clothing companies, although Hickey Freeman is now owned by Chicago-based Hartmarx Corporation.

In 1893, a seven-story company building was erected. Beginning around 1984, while under bankruptcy protection, the Michaels-Stern building was rented to tenents, including "artists, photographers, rock groups, dance studios, fencing and karate clubs".^[4]. The Michaels-Stern Lofts, are currently rented as residential apartments.^[5]

References

1. ^ http://www.library.rochester.edu/index.cfm?page=986
2. ^ http://www.library.rochester.edu/index.cfm?page=877
3. ^ http://www.library.rochester.edu/index.cfm?page=1155
4. ^ "An Old Building Gets New Tenants, "Upstate Magazine", April 1, 1984
5. ^ www.princerealtyofrochester.com/msternsloft.pdf