Now called the Hika Bay Tavern, the building was bought by Hugo Schurrer in 1899. Schurrer immigrated to America in 1885 from Germany at the age of 18. He was involved in the banking profession in his homeland but upon settling in the Cleveland area, Schurrer began to work for the Lake Shore Railway, earning eighty cents a day. He then decided to go into a different occupation and went to work in a tavern in the nearby community of St. Wendel.

The village of Grimms was named in honor of Jacob Grimm, one of the early settlers. The railroad was built through the village in the late 1800s. Soon after the coming of the railroad, the lime kilns were built with Geo. Gosz as the first foreman.

The Svacina’s Red Lamp building is one of the oldest landmarks in Grimms. Early recorded history on the site notes a wooden store building here, 28 feet long and 18 feet wide, 1 ½ stories high.  At the time of this notation in the 1850s, the property was owned by William and Cornelia McDonald.