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Feature 256: 300-302 West Maple Avenue – Building #1 (in 2011)

Commercial style building

Classification: Noncontributing. Historic Name: None found - Building #1. Architectural Style: Commercial. Construction Date: ca. 1905. Period 6 of Harry S Truman's Life: The Period of Post-Significance, 1972-2011. Tax Identification: 26-230-05-06. Legal Description: Old Town, part of lot 26 (Paxton and Rose Subdivision). Description: Three noncontributing two-story brick commercial buildings; rectangular in shape; flat roofs concealed by parapet with scalloped, corbelled cornice; brick exterior; double-hung sash windows with stone lintels and sills (second floor) and large plate glass display windows (ground floor on south-facing facade) that replicated windows at 304 West Maple to the west [Feature 260]; recessed, angled corner entrance at 300 West Maple Avenue. Located on the northwest corner of West Maple and North Osage, a two-story commercial building adjoins along the west wall, with a sidewalk running along the south and east ends. • Alterations: The ground-floor storefronts have been substantially altered. History/Significance: In 1932, John L. Cook ran a grocery store in this location. In 1952, the commercial spaces at 304 [Feature 260] and 306 West Maple Avenue [Feature 261] were combined with that at 300-302 West Maple to house the Western Auto Supply store. The business was still operating here in 1972.

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