Commercial Buildings

There are 26 commercial buildings on the Notable Properties list. This is a partial list.

  • 17 N. Ninth St., formerly the Varsity Theatre, now The Blue Note.
  • 23 S. Eighth St., Tiger Hotel, built 1928.
  • 28 N. Eighth St, Guitar Building.
  • 102 S. Ninth St., formerly the Hall Theatre Building, now occupied by the Panera Bread Company.
  • 111 S. Ninth St. 1911. The Virginia Building, now houses retail stores. Named to both the National Register of Historic Places and the Historic Preservation Commission Notable Properties List in 2002.
  • 203 S. Ninth St. 1928, the Missouri Theatre, now called the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts.
  • 206 Hitt St., 1927. Belvedere Apartments. Spanish Eclectic style.
  • 211 Hitt St., 1927. Beverly Apartments. Classical Revival style multi-family residence.
  • 315 N. Eighth St.
  • 315 N. Tenth St. 1882, formerly the Samuel H. and Isabel Smith Elkins Home, this Italianate style home now houses Village Glass works.
  • 407 S. Sixth Street, built 1927, Missouri State Teachers Association, named to National Register of Historic Places, 1980. It is built in the Jacobethan Revival style.
  • 411-413 E. Broadway, McKinney Building
  • 800 E. Broadway, Miller Shoe Store, Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 as a part of the Eighth and Broadway Historic District. The building contains elements of the Beaux Arts style.
  • 802 Locust St. 1920s. Now houses the Missouri Press Association. It was built during the same period as the Missouri Theatre.
  • 821 E. Walnut St. 1902. The Wabash Arms Building, now houses the Boone Tavern while the upper floors are the Village Square Apartments. Built as the Athens Hotel, it was later named “The Columbian,” and “Ben Bolt” Hotel. It was named to the Notable Properties List in 2004, as noted in a May 5, 2004 article in the Columbia Daily Tribune.
  • 823-823 E. Broadway, prior to 1883. Now My Secret Garden, a florist, previously operated as Tucker’s Jewelry
  • 1104 E. Broadway, built 1927, Central Dairy Building, now Downtown Appliance.
  • 1020 E. Broadway, 1892, Stephens Publishing, now the Pasta Factory. Once housed the Columbia Herald, one of the city’s first newspapers.
  • Walnut & Orr Streets, 1924. The Berry Building, has been recently restored and now houses Wilson’s Fitness Center, and includes luxury apartments and retail space available.
  • 901 E. Broadway, Haden Building, 1921. On the site of the first Haden Opera House, which burned, Commerce Bank renovated the building in 2009. It was named to the Most Notable Properties List in 2011, per this Feb. 15, 2011 Columbia Missourian article.
  • 903 E. Ash St. Patrick Eng, Matthew Woods and Scott Orr Law Offices, once housed the Columbia Taxi Cab.
  • 1123 Wilkes Blvd., 1907. The Hamilton-Brown Shoe Factory.
  • 901 N. Range Line St., now houses the St. Francis House.
  • 900-902 N. Range Line St., 1927. Formerly the Heibel-March Drug Store. Oct. 23, 2011 – Plans for Heibel-March building stagnate – Columbia Tribune. Building at Rangeline and Wilkes Boulevard is still awaiting renovation. Several other plans to renovate the plans have fallen through.

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