105-107 West Fifth Street - Downtown Fulton Historic District - Fulton, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 50.850 W 091° 56.957
15S E 591179 N 4300378
Building number 60 in the NRHP Listings.
Waymark Code: WMX9MC
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/13/2017
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County of building: Callaway County
Location of building: W. 5th St., 2nd front W. of Nichols Ave., N. side, Fulton
Built: 1892
Original Occupant: Backer & Sons Hardware
Current occupant: 105: Don't Be Shy; 107: Bronzed and Beautiful
"60. 105-107 W. 5th Street. This one-story brick building is highly intact, with only minor alterations such as paint and new signs over the two storefront windows. The parapet wall has a decorative, corbeled brick cornice. Original display windows, transoms and recessed entrances are intact. [C]
"Established in 1892, Backer and Son was one of the early hardware stores in Callaway County. Carrying a large line of builders' hardware, tools, cutlery, stoves, ranges and tinning. "This store occupies about 4800 square feet of floor space besides a warehouse
of 2500 square feet. Backer & Son make a specialty of Indian Motorcycles, and sporting goods, they also handle the largest line of sporting goods in this city. All sporting goods used by the Colleges are furnished by this firm. Mr. L. H. Backer was born in Fulton in
1861 and received his education as well as his business experience in this place. He is a member of the Macabees, K. & L.S. and Yeomen of the World. Mr. H. E. Backer and W C. Backer, the junior members of the firm, were born in this city and are young men of sterling worth and ability. These gentlemen are ranked among the city's most up-to-date and progressive business men."' ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"Stretcher bond brick painted white
Lower part of facade is corrugated aluminum and plate glass
Has a similar cornice treatment to that at 103 W. 5th except that it is topped by a stone lintel." ~ Fulton Historic Survey part 1, page 374