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About Us
Kirk's Furniture in New Holland was established in 1913 by Cassius and Ansel Kirkpatrick, Sr. It was located at 55 North Main Street with about 3,000 sq. ft. of floor space. In 1934, the store moved to the present location of 9 West Front Street which had 6,000 sq. ft. of floor space. With this amount of space, new lines like General Electric and Bassett could be added. Ansel's oldest son, Eddie, joined him in the business as the store grew to serve a larger area, while Ansel's other two sons, Richard and Junior, helped out after school and on weekends.
Ansel Kirkpatrick Sr. in his furniture store in 1920
In 1942, the store closed because of the war and did not open again until 1945. The store was remodeled and reopened with 8,000 more sq. ft. giving the show room a total of 14,000 sq. ft. Kirk's Furniture was pulling from an even larger area such as Circleville, Washington C. H., Chillicothe and London with new lines, more selections, and better buying power. In 1947, Kirk's Furniture in Washington C. H. was opened with Eddie Kirk as the owner. During the late 1940's and early 1950's, Kirk's continued to grow and in 1958 added even more footage to the main store. With the addition of 12,000 sq. ft. and a grand total of 26,000 sq. ft., Kirk's Furniture was the largest furniture store in South Central Ohio. They were open every night until the mid 1960's when they changed to new hours and continue with them today...Open everyday to 5:00 p.m., Monday, Wednesday and Thursday until 9:00 p.m. and still closed on Sunday.
With Junior running the family business, his sons joined him; Gary in 1962, Danny in 1964, Bruce in 1970, and Randy in 1975. As in the beginning with Cassus and Ansel, Kirk's Furniture is still a family owned and operated business. It has prospered for over 90 years. The store expanded in 1980 and 1983 with the purchase of two additional buildings located near the main store and again in 1991 with an addition of another 5,000 sq. ft. to the main store, bringing the total floor space to over 40,000 square feet. Kirk's carries such lines as Berkline, Broyhill, General Electric, Lane, La-Z-Boy, Peter Revington, Riverside, Serta and Smith Brothers, just to name a few. Customers travel from all over to shop at Kirk's and it is considered to have pulling radius of 75 miles.
In 1992, Bruce's son, Brock, joined the business and became the fifth generation to work in the store. Kirk's has a staff of eight full-time employees and still offers free delivery and set up as they did in 1913!