616 S. Main St., Contributing c. 1898 Two-Part Commercial Block
Ths two-story brick building retains sufficient integrity to communicate its historic associations, despite some alterations. Its façade is four bays wide. The bays are defined by the upper-story window openings that include single windows with stone sills and lintels. The first-story storefront features part of the original cast iron storefront framing system with the remainder dating to a 1970s remodeling. Additional character-defining features include the corbel courses of brick at cornice level. Despite the storefront alterations, the building continues to be an integral part of the District streetscape and contributes to its significance.
This building first appears on the 1900 Sanborn map, at which time a butcher shop occupied the building. The butcher shop remained, with a sausage factory also shown at this location in 1906. The 1950 and 1954 Sanborn maps show a retail shop on the first floor with a photography studio on the upper floor. The building was remodeled in the 1980s.
The building appears to be in very good condition. Its current use is not apparent.