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 Standard Furniture Store - Nelson, BC Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 49° 29.505 W 117° 17.691
11U E 478647 N 5482165
At 441 to 449 Baker Street, this one time furniture store is next to the CIBC building on the north side of Baker.
Waymark Code: WMH8V3
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 06/08/2013
Views: 4
Though once a furniture store that also manufactured and sold coffins, this building is now home to purveyors of fine East Indian comestibles. It was built in 1904 of solid looking brick with some tasteful decorative brick work, including a double dentiled cornice.
From a Walking Tour of
Nelson’s Heritage Buildings, number 15.
This Queen Anne commercial building was constructed with locally fired brick. Historical accounts suggest that this building was originally a furniture store where the owners also ran an undertaking business. As with many furniture stores of the day, coffins were
constructed on the premises. The right side of this building, once occupied by Eli Sutcliff’s barbershop, later became a cigar emporium.
Type of Marker: Cultural
Type of Sign: Historic Site or Building Marker
Describe the parking that is available nearby: Street parking
What Agency placed the marker?: City of Nelson Historical Society
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