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Meloan, Cummins & Co., General Store

Coordinates: 39°15′45″N 90°54′2″W / 39.26250°N 90.90056°W / 39.26250; -90.90056
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Meloan, Cummins & Co., General Store
Meloan, Cummins & Co., General Store is located in Missouri
Meloan, Cummins & Co., General Store
Meloan, Cummins & Co., General Store is located in the United States
Meloan, Cummins & Co., General Store
LocationJct. of Middle and Water Sts., NW corner, Paynesville, Missouri
Coordinates39°15′45″N 90°54′2″W / 39.26250°N 90.90056°W / 39.26250; -90.90056
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1857 (1857)-1865
Architectural styleVernacular,
NRHP reference No.93000571[1]
Added to NRHPJune 24, 1993

Meloan, Cummins & Co., General Store, also known as Meloan & Guy and A.J. Forgey Department Stores, is a historic general store located at Paynesville, Pike County, Missouri. It was built between about 1857 and 1865, and is a two-story, brick commercial / residential building with Federal / Greek Revival style design elements. It sits on a stone foundation and has a front gable roof. It has a two-story, two-bay, brick addition with a stepped parapet.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Mary M. Stiritz (March 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Meloan, Cummins & Co., General Store" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 7 photographs from 1993)