Abel Brothers - Lewistown, MT
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N 47° 03.822 W 109° 25.699
12T E 619344 N 5213441
One of many sandstone and rubblestone buildings in the downtown Lewistown area, this building continues to add to the Main Street streetscape.
Waymark Code: WMXRVG
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2018
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Quite possibly the only building in Lewistown designed by the Madison Cooper Co. of Watertown, N.Y., this sandstone faced block was built in 1909 by the Abel brothers, William and John, as the home of their meat and sausage factory and retail outlet. The Madison Cooper Co., incidentally, were also mechanical engineers who designed the refrigeration plant for the building, explaining their being retained as architects as well. The building stands on a long, narrow building lot, 30 X 200 feet. Faced with sandstone on the street side façade, with a wood storefront on the ground floor, the sides and rear of the building are faced with rubblestone, a common practice until about 1910.
The Abels were initially stock raisers who went into the wholesale and retail meat business, at least in part, to maximize the profit to be had from ranching. Further maximizing their profit, they constructed the building to be larger than required for their meat business, allowing them to rent space in the building to other businesses and services.
As soon as the new building was in operation the Abel brothers began to fill local newspapers with advertising for the new shop. This is one of their first ads, placed on Page 6 of the July 12, 1910 issue of the Fergus County Democrat.
Name of publication (required): Fergus County Democrat
Date of Publication (required): July 12, 1910
Does the ad identify the location of the company?: no
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