36 W Plaza - Paris Commercial Historic District - Paris, TX
N 33° 39.645 W 095° 33.442
15S E 262868 N 3727475
Today home to the Moffitt Financial Group, the two-story building at 36 W Plaza St, Paris, TX, is a contributing structure in the Paris Commercial Historic District.
Waymark Code: WM11EY1
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2019
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DowntownTX website is a great resource in providing some background, as the National Register's Nomination Form says little other than noting this one as a contributor (as property #13) and capturing it (as Lee Optical) in photo #54. Note that while the Nomination Form lists the address as being "38," today, it appears as "36". It replaced whatever was there before the Great Fire of 1916, and these are some past occupants:
1917-21 - J.C. Penney Company (dry goods)
1924 - Smith-Scrivner Hardware Company
1929 - C.E. Stone Company (dry goods)
1936-40 - Rothschild's (dry goods)
1944 - The Fair (men's furnishings)
1946-2004 - Spangler's
1919 - Samuel Levy (dry goods & clothing)
1921 - The Grand Leader (Department store?)
1924 - Samuel Levy (dry goods & clothing)
1929 - Gross Millinery Company
1936-40 - Three Beall Brothers (dry goods)
1944 - Rex Theater (motion pictures)
1957 - Couch Shoe Store
1959 - Parishoe (shoe store)
1964-85 - Lee Optical Company
1987-88 - Fashion Crossroads (dress shop)
1989 - Plaza Junior Miss & Petite (dress shop)
1990-97 - Credit Bureau of Paris, Inc.
1999 - Ifland Credit Services & Taylor Finance
2000-01 - Don Moffitt Insurance Agency
2002-04 - Moffitt Financial Group (Insurance)