Welcome to Wolf Furniture



		1902 Charles Wolf and partner John Fox start City Furniture Company in downtown Altoona, PA

		1915 Charles Wolf buys out Fox's interest and begins construction on a five story building at 1501 11th Avenue called Wolf Furniture Company. It is the largest furniture store between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg.

		1918 Flu epidemic hits U.S. Over 250,000 people die including Charles Wolf, age 54. His widow, Annie C., mother of five, faces major responsibility including a substantial mortgage on the recently constructed building.

		1920's George A. and Herbert T. Wolf, oldest sons of the founder, develop a partnership that would last for fifty years.

		1930's Depression era spreads across the country. The Wolf brothers' adapt by offering an easy credit plan and affordable furniture. The business survives and begins expanding locations to industrial towns in Central PA.

		1940's In a period of twelve years, Wolf's opens ten new stores within a 100-mile radius of Altoona. Employee picnic is held on August 7th, 1941 at Saint Francis College in Loretto, PA.

		1970's Company experiments with new approach to marketing to target a changing consumer. Wolf's opens Today's Living division and operates 27 stores in 3 states.

		1992 Wolf management team evaluates offer for sale of fourteen stores to national chain, NYSE Richmond based Heilig Meyers Company. Company retains three stores: Altoona and Johnstown, PA, and Frederick, MD.

		1995 New strategy headed by 4th generation management restarts company growth with buyout of Hi Way Furniture in Hagerstown, MD.

		1997 Wolf's re-enters Centre County market with buyout of Johnson Furniture location on Benner Pike.

		1999 Wolf acquires the first location east of Susquehanna river with the opening of 60,000 sq. ft., two story location off Interstate 283 in Swatara Township, Harrisburg. First Wolf store with escalator.

		2000 Doug Wolf becomes 8th President of Wolf's.

		2002 Wolf begins centennial year with January opening of 60,000 sq. ft. store in York, PA. A new 80,000 sq. ft. addition to Bellwood warehouse and distribution center provides company opportunity for additional expansion. Company commits to open a 60,000 sq. ft. store in September 2002 in Lancaster, PA.

		2003 Company volume exceeds $70,000,000 and puts Wolf's into Top 100 among U.S. home furnishing retailers.

		2004 Wolf's open two expanded locations, Frederick, MD and Hagerstown, MD.

		2005 Company growth dictates expansion of the corporate office and warehouse to enhance customer service and operations. The Johnstown location receives a facelift.

		2007 May 2007 Wolf Furniture in Bellefonte closed and in June, the new, two-story, state-of-the-art showroom opened in State College.