109 E Main
1904/1909-08 - M.E.A. Young Building
Neo-Classical Style
This stone-faced commercial facade exhibits an unusual detailing and remains in an excellent stage of preservation.
The building is said to be made of Cherokee Stone, locally quarried. The storefront employs a framed panel
arrangement. Stone side pilasters and the cornice/parapet surround the recessed main facade front. Of particular
interest is the stone pattern of the second floor. Broader short rectangular blocks alternate between rows with longer
thin stones, resulting in a layered pattern. Of special interest are the stone carvings set in between the stone brackets
along the base of the upper story. Nearly weathered away, this attention to detailing bespeaks a very conscientious
original construction effort.
The storefront has been modernized and a wood shingle shed roof canopy infills the transom area. The modern
storefront angles into to a right-hand single door entryway. The display windows have been shortened at the base
and a short brick base has been added. The wooden front canopy was put on by the Shoe Place owners. The present
owners remodeled (restored?) the second floor in 1990.
The Sanbom maps positively date this building to post-1899 and pre-1909The building suffered an arson fire in
early April 1910 at which time the tenant was the F. J. Brockway & Company Department Store.
Neo-Classical Style
This stone-faced commercial facade exhibits an unusual detailing and remains in an excellent stage of preservation.
The building is said to be made of Cherokee Stone, locally quarried. The storefront employs a framed panel
arrangement. Stone side pilasters and the cornice/parapet surround the recessed main facade front. Of particular
interest is the stone pattern of the second floor. Broader short rectangular blocks alternate between rows with longer
thin stones, resulting in a layered pattern. Of special interest are the stone carvings set in between the stone brackets
along the base of the upper story. Nearly weathered away, this attention to detailing bespeaks a very conscientious
original construction effort.
The storefront has been modernized and a wood shingle shed roof canopy infills the transom area. The modern
storefront angles into to a right-hand single door entryway. The display windows have been shortened at the base
and a short brick base has been added. The wooden front canopy was put on by the Shoe Place owners. The present
owners remodeled (restored?) the second floor in 1990.
The Sanbom maps positively date this building to post-1899 and pre-1909The building suffered an arson fire in
early April 1910 at which time the tenant was the F. J. Brockway & Company Department Store.