Kemper's Furniture - Downtown Troy Historic District - Troy, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 58.703 W 090° 58.836
15S E 674924 N 4316318
Another historic building put into use by the Hechler Complex of businesses
Waymark Code: WMR3K5
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/08/2016
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County of building: Lincoln County
Location of building: Main St., @ foot of Boone St., Troy
City lot # 114
Date Built: 1876-1886
Historic Name: Kemper's Furniture
Current Owner: Troy Furniture and Carpet (this business also use 580 Main St. which is a NC building)
"560 Main Street (Contributing)
The property at 560 Main Street was constructed in 1876 (two-story wing) and 1888 (three-story
wing) for Henry W. Kemper, a German immigrant who opened a furniture and cabinet shop in
Troy in 1869. The property has always been in use as a furniture store. The brick commercial
building retains original brick decorative window hoods and sills, though original lights have
been replaced by contemporary one-over-one windows. Window openings are arched (second
and third-story levels). The lower storefront holds a modern glass and aluminum door flanked by
multiple single-light commercial windows. This pattern continues along the entire façade. The
roofline is slightly raised on the façade and is capped with terra cotta tiles on the north wing
(two-stories). The three-story south wing façade wall is capped with metal. A one-story wing at
the south end of the building links the property to 580 Main Street." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
560a Main Street (Noncontributing)
Situated east of 560 Main Street is a contemporary, prefabricated metal warehouse that faces
Second Street (east).
580 Main Street (Noncontributing)
The building at 580 Main Street is a two-story brick commercial building constructed c. 1840 as
Block Brothers general store. The building was extensively altered c. 1980 and is therefore
noncontributing to the district. The nineteenth-century building has a stepped parapet and
roofline coping. The façade (west elevation) has been altered and filled with c. 1975 linear
narrow windows and a contemporary glass and metal door with fixed sidelights. A one-story
wing (c.1975) at the north end of the building links the property to 560 Main Street." ~ NRHP Nomination Form