W. J. and Ed Smith Building

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W. J. and Ed Smith Building
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Location109-113 Washington Ave., West Plains, Missouri
Coordinates 36°43′44″N91°51′9″W / 36.72889°N 91.85250°W / 36.72889; -91.85250
Arealess than one acre
Built1894
Built bySmith, W.J.
Architectural style Italianate, Two-part commercial
Part of Courthouse Square Historic District (West Plains, Missouri) (ID03000651)
NRHP reference No. 01000012 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 26, 2001
Designated CPJuly 17, 2003

W. J. and Ed Smith Building, also known as H.P. Authorson Meat Market and Charles Coon Billiard Hall, is a historic commercial building located at West Plains, Howell County, Missouri. It was built in 1894, and is a two-story, three-bay, brick commercial building with Italianate style design elements. There are two first-floor storefronts and second floor living spaces. It has two concrete rear additions; one built about 1923 and the other about 1952. It is located next to the West Plains Bank Building. [2] :5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1] It is located in the Courthouse Square Historic District.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Becky L. Snider and C. Toney Aid (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: W. J. and Ed Smith Building" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (with 14 photographs from 2000)