Phelps Drugstore - Martinsville, Indiana
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BruceS
N 39° 25.681 W 086° 25.661
16S E 549258 N 4364432
Historic commercial building in Martinsville, Indiana.
Waymark Code: WM7BNZ
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 10/01/2009
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"Phelps Drugstore, 78 East Morgan Street, Italianate, c.1870.
Featuring a decorative molded tin cornice with rosettes, dentils and brackets, as well as window hoods and surrounds, the second story of this building is faced with tin resembling cut stone block. Three symmetrically placed wood windows are two-over-two double hung sash. An original cast iron cornice dividing the second and first stories, presumably like the one still found on the adjoining unit at 88 East Morgan Street, has been removed and replaced by a plain wood panel. The original storefront has also been altered, and now consists of a limestone base and recessed entrance flanked by two-sided shop windows. A door accessing stairs to the upper floor is located on the east front facade and separates the adjoining business room.
From 1926-1993, Phelps Drug Store, operated by Robert and Emmett Phelps, was located at 78 East Morgan Street. During the 1950s and early 1960s, Phelps’s soda fountain and counter was a favorite local gathering place for students after school, as well as early morning basketball fans. The Phelps Drug Store is now owned by Rebecca Broyer. The unit at 88 East Morgan Street is owned by Charles Mason. - Historic District Nomination Form