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This is known as the Limerick building, Alma, Kansas. It was constructed in 1890 and housed the Bank of Alma that J. F. Limerick owned with his brother, G.W. Limerick of Wamego. The building was also known as the Limerick and Crafts block, as druggist, Fred Crafts, joined the building venture and operated his drug store in the south building in the structure. The Limerick brothers also owned a land office, insurance business, a brokerage business, and a coal mining enterprise. The bank would fail and close on November 9, 1890. Although Limerick would leave town after the bank failure, the Limerick block is one of Alma's prominent stone landmarks. In 2009, the building housed Alma's City Hall, the Alma Antique Mall, and the Alma Post Office.
Date: Between 1890 and 1910
Item Number: 221267
Holding Institution: Wabaunsee County Historical Society\hoots 33
Built Environment - Function - Commerce/Trade - Business
Built Environment - Materials - Stone
Business and Industry - Banking - Banks
Business and Industry - Retail - Drugstores
Community Life - Scenes and views - Business districts
Date - 1890s
Date - 1900s
Date - 1910s - 1910
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Alma
Places - Counties - Wabaunsee
Type of Material - Photographs
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