Georgetown Commercial Buildings

Georgetown's commercial history began on the waterfront as a shipping center. Sprawled along the waterfront were warehouses and wharves, sailor's taverns, flour mills and a fleet of ships. Tobacco was the lifeblood of the new community, and in 1745, a ...

Oldest Commercial Building in Chippewa Falls

The building to your right is the oldest commercial building in Chippewa Falls. It was built (Circa 1859) by Peter Morie (Morey) and was used originally as a Saloon and Boarding House for lumberjacks and others. In 1861 at the ...

Commercial Building

Built c. 1915

Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

Marker is at the intersection of 3rd Street and Johnston Street, on the left when traveling east on 3rd Street.

Courtesy ...

Continental and Commercial Bank Building

D.H. Burnham & Co. ; Graham, Anderson Probst & White, architects

Chicago Landmark

This massive block-long office building was built to house one of Chicago’s leading banks and exemplifies the large commercial buildings that define the distinctive LaSalle Street “canyon.” Architect Daniel ...

Oldest Commercial Building in Burnet

Logan Vandeveer (1815-55), a hero of the 1836 Battle of San Jacinto, came here about 1849 as a Fort Croghan beef supplier. He became first United States Postmaster in Burnet and in 1854 built this native stone structure. With a ...

Twentieth Century Functional Commercial Building

Historic Landmarks

of Fountain County

award presented to

Daniel and Gloria Llewellyn

for the restoration

and preservation of the

Twentieth Century Functional Commercial Building

C. 1900

Marker is on Liberty Street east of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Nineteenth Century Functional Commercial Building

Historic Landmarks

of Fountain County

award presented to

David and Judy Jones

for the restoration

and preservation of the

Nineteenth Century Functional Commercial Building

C. 1885

Marker is on West 2nd Street east of North Main Street, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Commercial Bank Building

ca. 1905

Commercial Bank, the town's second

occupied the northern portion of the

building until merging with First

National Bank. The Wanteska Trust &

Banking Company operated here from

1909 to 1919. Other tenanta have been

La Vouge Hat Shop, Patterson's Women's

Wear and in the southern ...

Walker Commercial Building

Prominent Missoula architect A. J. Gibson designed and built this two-story commercial building in 1905. The fine design includes a metal modillioned cornice and panels with a full height glass storefront and polished granite skirt below. The Walker Company operated ...

Early Commercial Building

Erected to house private bank as well as hardware and lumber business of John A. Nelson and Associates. Bank was closed in 1922; commercial use continues.

Architecturally important for facade of cast iron and pressed tin. Ornamented pilasters and columns ...