813-815 South Main Street – Main and Eighth Streets Historic District – Joplin, Missouri
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BruceS
N 37° 04.924 W 094° 30.816
15S E 365466 N 4105047
Commercial building in the Main and Eighth Streets Historic District in Joplin, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WMNR12
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2015
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813-815 South Main Street; c. 1919; contributing
This one-story enframed window wall brick commercial building has three storefronts, altered but retaining traditional window-to-wall ratio. Brick surfaces are finished with recessed mortar joints. The upper facade incorporates small light-colored masonry trim blocks and a parapet with a curvilinear centered pediment with a stylized shield centered therein...
Early occupants include a restaurant operated by William Vangel and second-hand shops run by Louis Eisen and Samuel Tish. Its longest occupant was Ben Milgrim, whose pawn shop was located here from 1933 until 2003, the longest continuous occupant in the district.
– National Register Nomination
The building appears to be in good condition. One to the building is occupied by jewelry store and the other two thirds are currently vacant.