The red brick gothic inspired Jannasch-Shortt Musical Institute was built in 1878 by the respected Charles Jannasch for his daughter Anna. It was built on the same block as his earlier Button & Jannasch Building.

Anna Jannasch was a skilled musician and music teacher at one of the village ward schools. and she estabished a musical institute in the building. She would teach music in the structure from 1878 to 1909. Today the only reminder of its past is the musically inspired frieze.