▁to ▁Charles ▁Z im ml er ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁ ▁Samuel ▁Bishop ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁Gul g ong ▁resident , ▁working ▁as ▁an ▁au ction e er ▁and ▁land ▁agent ▁and ▁later ▁serving ▁as ▁Town ▁C ler k ▁and ▁Ins pect or ▁of ▁Works ▁and ▁se xt ant ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁c emetery . ▁Following ▁his ▁purchase ▁of ▁the ▁Great est ▁Wonder ▁building , ▁he ▁used ▁the ▁prem ises ▁as ▁a ▁books eller ▁and ▁station er ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁dec ades . ▁ ▁Be hind ▁the ▁two ▁shop - front ▁tim ber ▁buildings , ▁the ▁Great est ▁Wonder ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Tob acco ▁W are house , ▁stood ▁an ▁old ▁tim ber ▁fr amed ▁house ▁with ▁various ▁later ▁add itions . ▁It ▁appears ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁room ▁of ▁this ▁house ▁pred ated ▁the ▁present ▁stone ▁walls ▁of ▁the ▁" Gre at est ▁Wonder ▁" ▁store , ▁and ▁possibly ▁dates ▁from ▁c . ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁R ates ▁not ices ▁provide ▁names ▁of ▁" occup iers " ▁of ▁this ▁land ▁from ▁that ▁date , ▁and ▁the ▁initial ▁small ▁single ▁room ed ▁c ott age , ▁with ▁an ▁end ▁wall ▁fire place ▁was ▁probably ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Samuel ▁Tre ven en ▁Bishop . ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁a ▁family ▁home ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁evidence ▁that ▁two ▁Bishop ▁daughters ▁were ▁born ▁there . ▁ ▁Samuel ▁Bishop ▁died ▁at ▁Gul g ong ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁while ▁still ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁May ne ▁Street ▁shop