Saco Mercantile

Saco Mercantile
Location 201 Taylor St. Saco, Montana
Coordinates 48°27′22″N 107°20′30″W / 48.45611°N 107.34167°W / 48.45611; -107.34167Coordinates: 48°27′22″N 107°20′30″W / 48.45611°N 107.34167°W / 48.45611; -107.34167
Area less than one acre
Built 1907
Architectural style Western Commercial
NRHP Reference # 97001452[1]
Added to NRHP December 8, 1997

Saco Mercantile is a site on the National Register of Historic Places located in Saco, Montana. It was added to the Register on December 8, 1997. It has also been known as Saco Co-operative Store and as C.P. Martin Store.[1]

It is a two-story brick commercial building. Its NRHP nomination states that:

The Saco Mercantile's design embodies the typical characteristics of the Western Commercial style. The primary facade (south) is organized in a symmetrical, bipartite arrangement. This facade included a first floor storefront typical of the period, having a central entrance flanked by display windows, a lower window panel, and a transom across the top. A canvas storefront awning is pictured in historic photos of the building. Engaged pilasters enframe the storefront, and extend up to visually support the cornice. A third pilaster divides the upper story into two equal parts, each part houses two double-hung windows. These openings are finished with flat brick arches and a continuous stone sill stretching between the pilasters. An ornate metal and brick cornice crowns the front. It begins with a corbeled brick stretcher course above which are two recessed brick panels. Above the panels is a projecting metal cornice with garlands across the frieze. Above this, a short brick parapet rises to a secondary brick cornice which echoes the lines of the lower metalwork.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Will & Betty Copple (June 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Saco Mercantile / Saco Co-operative Store / C.P. Martin Store" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved August 11, 2017. With four photos from 1997.
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