5 E Plaza - 1916 - Paris, TX
N 33° 39.674 W 095° 33.373
15S E 262975 N 3727527
Built right after the Great Paris Fire of 1916, the building at 5 E Plaza St began life in 1916 as the Palace Drug Store, noted by a bronze City of Paris Historic District plaque on the front of the building.
Waymark Code: WM11EZD
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2019
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The plaque itself has "City of Paris" and "Historic District" framing the Culbertson Fountain, a symbol of Paris's resilience and strength after the 1916 fire consumed so much of the downtown area.
This building is part of the Paris Commercial Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing structure. The DowntownTX website is a great resource in providing some background, as the National Register's Nomination Form says little other than noting the building as a contributor (as property #19) and capturing it (as Family Books and Gifts) in photo #55. It replaced whatever was there before the Great Fire of 1916, and these are some past occupants:
1916-67: Palace Drug Store
1969-81: Zale's Jewelers
1982-90: Family Books & Gifts
1991-03: Valley Coin Shop
There are a few photos of the square in "Paris" in Arcadia's Images of America series (by Timothy G. Grammer with Jim Bell) where the Palace Drug Store is visible.