827 South Main Street – Main and Eighth Streets Historic District – Joplin, Missouri
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BruceS
N 37° 04.902 W 094° 30.811
15S E 365473 N 4105007
Commercial building in the Main and Eighth Streets Historic District in Joplin, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WMNR0Q
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2015
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827 South Main Street; c. 1920; contributing
This one-story one-part commercial block brick building features a façade of yellow brick and a single storefront with the original brick bulkheads, display windows, and a recessed entry with a single door. The original signband has been retained above the storefront. The upper facade terminates in a distinctive concave parapet. Otherwise the building exhibits a lack of notable architectural detail...
Early occupants include the Home Printing Company, a local job printing operation run by Charles Stearns and Ray Ledgerwood. For decades it housed the Reliable Pawn Shop, owned and operated by Max Lewison.
– National Register Nomination
The building is in good condition and is currently occupied by a sharpening company.