After the Granite Falls Fire in 1911, Granite Falls Hardware was rebuilt in its current location. At this point, the shop was named Ashe Hardware after the owner, John Ashe (pictured on the left). At the time, Ashe hardware was the central hub for anything the home could need. Here you could buy anything from paint and nails, to a washing machine and wallpaper. Next door to Ashe Hardware was Ashe Brothers Blacksmithing. This shop was also owned by John Ashe and operated by his brother, Dan Ashe, alongside William Menzel (pictured on the right).



Sometime in the 1930s, John Ashe sold the hardware store to The Synder Family, who owned Synder Hardware in Arlington, now known as Arlington Hardware. During this time, the store was managed by Don Bergan. Shortly after the Snyder family bought the shop, they sold it to Don and his wife. For close to 3 decades (until the late 1960s), the store was named Bergan Hardware. During this time, the Bergan’s transitioned out of appliances and started selling auto parts alongside the hardware.

Stefan and Corissa Welch purchased Granite Falls Hardware in the spring of 2021. They have two daughters, Hudson and Kennedy Welch who they are proudly raising in the Granite Falls community. Stefan and Corissa both grew up in Lake Stevens, WA and moved to Granite Falls in 2017 when they purchased their first home. After the purchase of their fixer-upper, they became hardware store regulars while they worked on their house for the next three years. This ultimately cultivated a relationship between Granite Falls Hardware staff, Danny Meeks and Stefan. Stefan has been in real estate development and acquisitions along with working flip projects in the area. Corissa taught at Mountain Way Elementary for six years and holds a special place in her heart for the families in Granite Falls. Recently she transitioned full-time into the store. Their vision for the community is to keep providing quality customer service and helping the local area in whatever ways they can.