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Ellis C. Taylor Groceries & Dr Goods St. Joseph A. HISTORIC NAME y y B. COUNTY p C. NUMBER 141 -05909-450__ D. ADDRESS 1 29 F_ Mi rh i gan E. TWP/CITY 01 i ve/New Carl isle F. QUAD NAME SR NR NHL HABS HAER UTM REFERENCES 11 1 c3l 15 14 10 19 12 10 1 14 ,6 11 7 11 1010 I REVSTATE OF INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES INDIANA HISTORIC SITES AND STRUCTURES INVENTORY 1977 o 977 I _ _ 1. COMMON NAMEThe Vi 1 1 aqe Flori st & Gi ft�; 4. PROPERTY'S MAILING ADDRESS 5. LOCATION NOTES 2. OWNERSHIP Public _ X Private The Vi 1 1 aote Flori ct f ri ftc 041- the noT-0,_q i �c of r 3. VISIBLE X Yes No �q F Mi rh igAn St east of the Pa�tPrn as ey ne-a, New Carlisle , IN. 46552 Arch St. 6. USE PRESENT PAST PRESENT PAST 7. ENDANGERED 8. CATEGORY 9. LOCAL LEGAL PROTECTIONS Residence ❑ ❑ Military ❑ ❑ Vacant District Historic District Govt./Pol. ❑ ❑ Entertainment ❑ ❑ Neglected Building(s) Landmark Commerce EK 11 Scientific ❑ ❑ Encroachment X Structure Deed Restriction Industrial ❑ ❑ Religious ❑ Other Site Other Agriculture ❑ ❑ Park ❑ ❑ Object _ Transportation ❑ ❑ Museum ❑ ❑ ____ Organization ❑ ❑ Educational ❑ ❑ Other O ❑ 10. CONDITION 11. BUILDING INTEGRITY 11a. Specify Alterations 17. SITE PLAN Excellent _ Unaltered Removals X Good X Altered Structural Brick facade has been covered witl- Fair Moved pane 15. f Deteriorated Date Replacement Ruins Additions Shop w i ndows have f 1 ash i ng l i ght 12. DATE -28$.-13. STYLE Ital lanate 14. ARCHITECT/BUILDER / 15. DESCRIPTION 2- story Italianate style commercial with entrances to 2nd story at_ the east side. Shop windows & sli htly recessed doorway: On second story, there e3X��--�CalJll1$-k7-13F►�--WiR AWs=� Avvb P set in the`mid vd a with sin.31c win rdG,4> flanking it. Cut stone sills & lintels lift above it where it was bricked in. - Rosettes are found in the center of the 1 ipt 1 . (See below) hl(�N(U/4N Inscriptions Cornice stone: E. C. Taylor Est. I Facade Material Red brick & alum- 18. ENVIRONMENT 16AA.w08YB81LU4SS line has 4 decorative brackets with panels and i num panels Gent11 worK. 19. AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE Aboriginal Community Planning Humanities Religion Arts Education Indian Science/Technology X Architecture Engineering Landscape Architecture Social/Ethnicity X Commerce Environs/Neighborhoods Military Transportation Communications Exploration/Settlement Politics/Government Vernacular/Construction X Other Hi ,tnry Specify the significance for each area checked This commercial bu i 1 d i nq was bu i 1 t i In 1 888 for El 1 i s C. Tay]nr whn npPraterl n n rnrary s_ art of the dry goods store. Mr. Taylor was born in 1832 in Ohio, and came to this/hunt ry in 1864 & started his htis i nes- . He married Sarah C. Harris in 1856 and had 6 children. Mr. Taylor continued to be a successful businessman & farmer until 1909 when he died. The building was sold to William H. Stites that year who occupied it for 31 years continuinn the grocery business. In 1943 John & Dorothy Luzadder bought it and ran John ' s Grocertv Store and sold it after 9 years to Chester & Ruby Jones. In 1975 the Jones ' sold it to its present owners, William Violet Sutton. who converted it intn The Village Florist & Gifts. 'Iwo 10 !Aut pill. # ll �lll1 �i t�� William & Violet Sutton Lot 69 O. P. 22 1/2 ft. W side New Carlisle 20. INFORMATION SOURCES Deed Records ''Howard' s History of St. Josety" ATTACH ph Coun NEGATIVE ENVELOPE HERE 21. SURVEYOR 22. DATE I d