105 E Main
1914 - A.H. Smith Building
Commercial, parapet front
This is the last of a number of three-story commercial buildings which were built in Cherokee. All of these taller
buildings clustered around the intersection of Main and Second. The footprint measures 25x90. The third floor had
a hall and twin skylights. The brickwork on the upper two floors is utilitarian, consisting of a stretcher bond veneer.
Four windows on each floor are symmetrically distributed. Three courses of yellow brick demark a stringcourse at
the top of each window row and rounded arches. Unlike many of the other buildings, this facade employs no side
pilasters but presents a flat wall plane.
A slipcover which is partly shared with the building at 107 East Main obscures much of the transom and upper
storefront area. The storefront itself has been replaced. The upper part of the cornice and the coping has been lost
and has a replacement metal coping. Windows on the upper floors have been sealed, and those on the third floor the
covers surround reduced windows. The building is rated contributing due to its massing and the visibility of the
upper two stories.
Builder A. H. Smith built this block to house the Ransomerian Business College on the third floor, and the L. M. &
S. Shoe Store on the ground floor in 1914. The Knights of Pythias had a hall on the second floor. The basement
and first floor of this building burned on February 1, 1924. Ellerbrock Brothers ready-to-wear and the L.M.&S.
Shoe Store were totally burned out. The building was badly damaged throughout and the basement was flooded
with 4-5 feet of water as the fire was fought. Both tenants stayed in business and the damage was repaired. The
upper levels were by this time occupied by a host of fraternal organizations.
Commercial, parapet front
This is the last of a number of three-story commercial buildings which were built in Cherokee. All of these taller
buildings clustered around the intersection of Main and Second. The footprint measures 25x90. The third floor had
a hall and twin skylights. The brickwork on the upper two floors is utilitarian, consisting of a stretcher bond veneer.
Four windows on each floor are symmetrically distributed. Three courses of yellow brick demark a stringcourse at
the top of each window row and rounded arches. Unlike many of the other buildings, this facade employs no side
pilasters but presents a flat wall plane.
A slipcover which is partly shared with the building at 107 East Main obscures much of the transom and upper
storefront area. The storefront itself has been replaced. The upper part of the cornice and the coping has been lost
and has a replacement metal coping. Windows on the upper floors have been sealed, and those on the third floor the
covers surround reduced windows. The building is rated contributing due to its massing and the visibility of the
upper two stories.
Builder A. H. Smith built this block to house the Ransomerian Business College on the third floor, and the L. M. &
S. Shoe Store on the ground floor in 1914. The Knights of Pythias had a hall on the second floor. The basement
and first floor of this building burned on February 1, 1924. Ellerbrock Brothers ready-to-wear and the L.M.&S.
Shoe Store were totally burned out. The building was badly damaged throughout and the basement was flooded
with 4-5 feet of water as the fire was fought. Both tenants stayed in business and the damage was repaired. The
upper levels were by this time occupied by a host of fraternal organizations.