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| Location | 125 S. Main St. Louisiana, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 39°27′6″N91°2′46″W / 39.45167°N 91.04611°W Coordinates: 39°27′6″N91°2′46″W / 39.45167°N 91.04611°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1885, c. 1900 |
| Built by | Kemry, J.W. |
| Architectural style | Two-Part Commercial Block |
| NRHP reference # | 05000203 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 23, 2005 |
City Market, also known as the W.H. Brown Grocery and Central Cash & Carry, is a historic commercial building located at Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri. The original section was built about 1885, with a Romanesque-inspired arcaded storefront of rough stone dating from about 1900. It is a two-story, rectangular, red brick building. It features a decorative metal cornice and segmental arched windows. [2] :6
Louisiana is a city in Pike County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,364 at the 2010 census. Louisiana is located in northeast Missouri, on the Mississippi River, south of Hannibal.
Pike County is a county on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Missouri, bounded by the Mississippi River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,516. Its county seat is Bowling Green. Its namesake was a city in middle Kentucky, a region from where many early migrants came. The county was organized December 14, 1818, and named for explorer Zebulon Pike. The folksong "Sweet Betsy from Pike" is generally thought to be associated with Pike County, Missouri.
Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, however, Romanesque Revival buildings tended to feature more simplified arches and windows than their historic counterparts.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.
