Charles Hahn started
“Hahn Plumbing” in Lewiston, Idaho in 1898 at the age of 23. Over the next 6 or
7 years he added wholesale/retail plumbing to his business. He operated out of
several locations in Lewiston until 1935 when he sold the retail portion of
Hahn's and kept the wholesale business. Charles Hahn died of a heart attack in
1937. In 1959 Hahn’s built a new warehouse at 2101 Main Street in Lewiston,
which remains as the corporate headquarters and main warehouse. In 1989 the
company purchased a tool repair business which operates as
Hahn Tool Repair and
an equipment rental yard at 324 Thain Rd. in the Lewiston Orchards which
operates as Hahn Rental Center. During the next 7 years Hahn Rental Center
opened 3 more locations. They are in Kamiah, Id – Moscow, Id – and at their
headquarters in downtown Lewiston.