Rounseville Drug Store - Williams Historic Business District - Williams, Arizona - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

Historic Property Name:
Rounseville Drug Store

Common Property Name:
66 Auto Supply

Construction Date:
ca. 1915

Physical Description:
Rounseville Drug Store is a one-story, rectangular-plan, rock masonry building facing south on Bill Williams Avenue between 2nd and 3rd Streets. Its west facade is exposed and has been covered with slump rock, shielding the original rock wall. The south facade is composed essentially of two plate glass bays flanking a central entry; a doorway, no longer used, has been placed at the west end of the western bay. Vertical sandstone (flagstone) decorates the wall beneath the bay windows and board siding above them may cover the upper half of the building. The pressed metal ceiling is still intact.

This building was apparently erected by George Rounseville, one of the Rounseville brothers prominent in Williams shortly after the turn of the century. It served as Rounseville's Drug Store until well after World War II. Although much of its original stone siding is now covered over, the building still contributes to the streetscape by virtue of its form, scale, proportions and setback. Because this building served as the main drus store for the town for over 40 years, it is historically an integral part of the District.