The Kalamazoo Goss Furniture shop located on 450 West Main St. was started by Lindsey Goss around 1914 after his other Goss Furniture store in Plainwell closed down. Goss furniture had a history of putting an emphasis on design. The shop often had window displays of furniture, and it was not uncommon for design or retail students to put together a display using the store’s products. Goss’s business went well enough that he could afford to build an extension to his original property, partly for leasing, for apartments, and other retail. In 1924, both the store and the apartments caught fire, destroying quite a bit of stock in the process, though there seem to have been no casualties. Goss was able to rebuild, opening back up in 1925. In 1932, Goss Furniture was sold to Paul Barr after the Goss had to retire due to ill health. The business closed down again in 1940.