NEW builds
H&D SCHILLING
BUILDING By Annette Schilling Willis
The H&D Schilling Building, opening
Schilling Building. Schilling and his
director and Diane stayed home with the
in Spring 2018, will be the first retail
wife, Diane, purchased the land in 2000
kids until they were school aged. Years
and office building in the area with
to expand Denny’s Storage Company,
went by, another child was born and
heated underground parking, sidewalks,
which they've owned since 1983.
the family moved to Bismarck. In 1977
and patios. The building is situated on
the Shillings opened a gourmet cheese
the northwest crest of State Street (or
A little background on the Schilling
shop called the Cheddar Box. Later,
Highway 83) and 43rd Avenue North.
family:
they opened the Orange Julius stores in Gateway and Kirkwood. Diane ran the
"We were looking for a new location, and
Both Harvey and Diane grew up on
businesses while Harvey worked full-
this section of land was in the northern
farms near Wishek and Lehr. They
time in the school system. By 1985, they
outskirts of the city when we bought it."
married at 19 and had two kids by their
had sold the Cheddar Box and traded the
said Harvey Schilling, the "H" of H&D
early 20’s. Henry was a school band
Orange Julius stores for Denny’s Storage
CURRENT
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