Putnam: Bohnet lighting retail store goes dark after 113 years

For nearly as long as there has been electricity in Lansing homes, there has been Bohnet Electric Co.The company was founded by William Bohnet in 1906 as residents turned from gas lighting to electricity. William’s brother Ernest added a retail outlet shortly after to provide residents the electrical fixtures they needed. More than a century and four generations later, Ernest Bohnet’s lighting showroom is closing, victim of a changing retail world. The company will continue as a service business, offering repair work and restorations of vintage fixtures