| Other Names |
Broadway Merchants Building
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| Property Type |
store
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| Historic Use |
COMMERCE/TRADE/business
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| Current Use |
COMMERCE/TRADE/business
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| Style |
Classical Revival
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| Architect/Builder |
Otto Misch Company
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| Significant Person |
John J. Barlum
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| Narrative Description |
Designed by Otto Misch in 1922 The Merchants Building is an eight-story, terra cotta wrapped, steel and reinforced-concrete building topped with a flat roof and a single terra cotta parapet wall. The building is divided into three sections; the first two-stories comprise the storefront area, the mid-section divides the five floors with metal spandrel panels with four raised panels. The top floor windows are divided by terra cotta shields.
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| Statement of Significance |
The Merchants Building is significant as a well designed and developed terra-cotta clad, Classical Revival building. The building was one of three that John J. Barlum had constructed in the 1920s to stimulate growth in the Cadillac Square area.
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| Period of Significance |
1901-1930
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| Significant Date(s) |
1922
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| Registry Type(s) |
11/25/1983 National Register listed
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| Site ID# |
P25173
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