Sun Mercantile Building

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Sun Mercantile Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Sun Mercantile Building (Arizona)
Sun Mercantile Building
Location: 232 South 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ
Coordinates: 33°26′11.51″N 112°4′5.25″W / 33.4365306, -112.068125Coordinates: 33°26′11.51″N 112°4′5.25″W / 33.4365306, -112.068125
Built/Founded: 1929
Architect: E.W. Bacon, Wells & Sons
Architectural style(s): Chicago, Other
Added to NRHP: September 04, 1985
NRHP Reference#: 85002075 [1]
MPS: Phoenix Commercial MRA
Governing body: Private

The Sun Mercantile Building (or "Sun Merc") is a warehouse building in Phoenix, Arizona designed by E.W. Bacon and constructed by Wells & Son in 1929. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 and has been a locally-protected historic landmark since 1987. Sun Merc is the last remaining building from Phoenix's "second Chinatown" period (c.1890-c.1960). It is currently the subject of an effort by the local Asian American community to preserve the building from conversion into a high-rise hotel.

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  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
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