Settergren Ace Hardware

Specialties

What makes Settergren’s a special hardware store? We aren’t just a hardware store; we are your friendly, old fashioned, greet-​you-​at-​the-​door, high service, customer-​first, get-​what-​you-​need, knowledgeable sales staffed, neighborhood hardware store, and this is how we’ve been for over a hundred years. You can tell the difference the second you walk in the door. It’s all the little things that separate us from the rest. It’s the only place where you get Jäger the store dog, our referral list of professionals that can do the things that you and I can’t do, our magic snowman that you know will be there every year even if there is no snow in the rest of the city, our door handles made from hand tools, or the friendly staff that get to know as many customers by name as we can. Our Ace Rewards program even gives money back to our customers. These are all symbols of how Settergren Ace Hardware is not just any other hardware store. We’re old-​fashioned, and we plan on staying that way.

History

Established in 1895.

Settergren Hardware Furniture and Undertaking was founded by Will and Gus Settergren in 1895, with stores in Grove City and Litchfield. There is an antique wagon on display at the Litchfield Museum that was purchased at Settergren Hardware in 1903. These stores were open until 1922, when Will decided to move to California. Two years later, Will missed the hardware business and asked Carl Settergren, Mark’s grandfather, to go into business. They open Settergren Hardware on 27^th and East Lake Street in 1924. Will died one year later. Dale, Phil and Jim Settergren, Carl’s sons, grew up working in the East Lake Street store with their father. In 1947, Dale and Carl became business partners at the East Lake store. They worked in that store together until 1957, and Carl stayed there until it closed in 1969. On September 1^st, 1957, Dale and Phil opened Our Own Hardware on 54^th and Penn. In 1997 Mark Settergren, Dale’s son bought the store from Dale.