Browse Items (1 total) Tags: Close & Griswold Hardware Browse All Browse by Tag Search Items Sort by: Title Creator Date Added J.A. Close Photograph of J.A. Close (d. 10/7/1911), who owned Close & Griswold Hardware on Water and E. Main Sts. He was a prominent citizen and social leader. The photo is dated March 1, 1884. Tags: 1884, biography, Close & Griswold Hardware, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, J.A. Close, Photo File: Biography, Water and E. Main Sts.