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East side of the square: Public Square E

13 buildings. Walk north to south. On the 1921 map this side was N. Main (Martin / Dixie Highway).

  1. 124
  2. 122
  3. 120
  4. 118
  5. 116
  6. 114
  7. 112
  8. 110
  9. 108
  10. 106
  11. 104
  12. 102
  13. 100

Each card gives what the Sept. 1921 fire insurance map shows for the storefront, with the label as printed and a link to the map sheet. Old lots are matched to today’s addresses by our reading of the 1921 numbers against today’s directory. How to read these cards · All sources

1921 Sanborn map detail of the east side of the Shelbyville courthouse square
The east side on the Sept. 1921 Sanborn map. Sanborn Map Co., sheet 3, Library of Congress (public domain). Cropped by Our Town Almanac.

East side · Public Square E

124 Public Square E.

Variety store; pool hall in the basement

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On the old maps: no. 124 on the 1921 map

Sept. 1921 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at 124 Public Square E outlined in red; the map labels it: Variety S.; Pool Bas't
Then: 1921 map

Map: Sanborn Map Co., Sept. 1921, sheet 3, Library of Congress (public domain). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1921 Variety store; pool hall in the basement map label: Variety S.; Pool Bas't Library of Congress, sheet 3

1982 historic-district record: NRHP entry #2. NRHP #2 Cooper ca. 1880s–90s (1982: 124 N. Main). Map notes concrete floors & steel-truss roof; auto repairs basement behind. (NRHP nomination 82001725)

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122 Public Square E.

Fruit (first floor only)

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On the old maps: no. 122 on the 1921 map

Sept. 1921 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at 122 Public Square E outlined in red; the map labels it: Fruit (1st only)
Then: 1921 map

Map: Sanborn Map Co., Sept. 1921, sheet 3, Library of Congress (public domain). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1921 Fruit (first floor only) map label: Fruit (1st only) Library of Congress, sheet 3

1982 historic-district record: NRHP entry #3. NRHP #3 Cooper ca. 1900 (1982: 122) (NRHP nomination 82001725)

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East side · Public Square E

120 Public Square E.

Bakery and restaurant

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On the old maps: no. 120 on the 1921 map

Sept. 1921 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at 120 Public Square E outlined in red; the map labels it: Bakery & Rest'r't
Then: 1921 map

Map: Sanborn Map Co., Sept. 1921, sheet 3, Library of Congress (public domain). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1921 Bakery and restaurant map label: Bakery & Rest'r't Library of Congress, sheet 3

1982 historic-district record: NRHP entry #4. NRHP #4 Scudder ca. 1900 (1982: 116–120) (NRHP nomination 82001725)

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118 Public Square E.

Shoe making

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On the old maps: no. 118 on the 1921 map

Sept. 1921 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at 118 Public Square E outlined in red; the map labels it: Shoe Making
Then: 1921 map

Map: Sanborn Map Co., Sept. 1921, sheet 3, Library of Congress (public domain). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1921 Shoe making map label: Shoe Making Library of Congress, sheet 3

1982 historic-district record: NRHP entry #4. (NRHP nomination 82001725)

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116 Public Square E.

Electrical supplies

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On the old maps: no. 116 on the 1921 map

Sept. 1921 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at 116 Public Square E outlined in red; the map labels it: Elec. Supplies
Then: 1921 map

Map: Sanborn Map Co., Sept. 1921, sheet 3, Library of Congress (public domain). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1921 Electrical supplies map label: Elec. Supplies Library of Congress, sheet 3

1982 historic-district record: NRHP entry #4. (NRHP nomination 82001725)

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114 Public Square E.

Drugs

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On the old maps: no. 114 on the 1921 map

Sept. 1921 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at 114 Public Square E outlined in red; the map labels it: Drugs
Then: 1921 map

Map: Sanborn Map Co., Sept. 1921, sheet 3, Library of Congress (public domain). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1921 Drugs map label: Drugs Library of Congress, sheet 3

1982 historic-district record: NRHP entry #5. NRHP #5 Scudder early 20th c., three-story (1982: 112–114) (NRHP nomination 82001725)

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112 Public Square E.

Drugs

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On the old maps: no. 112 on the 1921 map

Sept. 1921 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at 112 Public Square E outlined in red; the map labels it: Drugs
Then: 1921 map

Map: Sanborn Map Co., Sept. 1921, sheet 3, Library of Congress (public domain). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1921 Drugs map label: Drugs Library of Congress, sheet 3

1982 historic-district record: NRHP entry #5. (NRHP nomination 82001725)

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110 Public Square E.

Hardware

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On the old maps: no. 110 on the 1921 map

Sept. 1921 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at 110 Public Square E outlined in red; the map labels it: Hardw.
Then: 1921 map

Map: Sanborn Map Co., Sept. 1921, sheet 3, Library of Congress (public domain). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1921 Hardware map label: Hardw. Library of Congress, sheet 3

1982 historic-district record: NRHP entry #6. NRHP #6 Brantley ca. 1870s (1982: 110) (NRHP nomination 82001725)

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108 Public Square E.

Hardware; storage warehouse behind

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On the old maps: no. 108 on the 1921 map

Sept. 1921 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at 108 Public Square E outlined in red; the map labels it: Hardw. / Storage Ware Ho.
Then: 1921 map

Map: Sanborn Map Co., Sept. 1921, sheet 3, Library of Congress (public domain). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1921 Hardware; storage warehouse behind map label: Hardw. / Storage Ware Ho. Library of Congress, sheet 3

1982 historic-district record: NRHP entry #7. NRHP #7 Woosley ca. 1870s Italianate (1982: 108) (NRHP nomination 82001725)

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106 Public Square E.

Dry goods

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On the old maps: no. 106 on the 1921 map

Sept. 1921 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at 106 Public Square E outlined in red; the map labels it: D.G.
Then: 1921 map

Map: Sanborn Map Co., Sept. 1921, sheet 3, Library of Congress (public domain). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1921 Dry goods map label: D.G. Library of Congress, sheet 3

1982 historic-district record: NRHP entry #8. NRHP #8 Hulan ca. 1870s Italianate (1982: 106) (NRHP nomination 82001725)

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104 Public Square E.

Dry goods

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On the old maps: no. 104 on the 1921 map

Sept. 1921 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at 104 Public Square E outlined in red; the map labels it: D.G.
Then: 1921 map

Map: Sanborn Map Co., Sept. 1921, sheet 3, Library of Congress (public domain). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1921 Dry goods map label: D.G. Library of Congress, sheet 3

1982 historic-district record: NRHP entry #9. NRHP #9 Thompson-Burke ca. 1880s Romanesque Revival (1982: 104) (NRHP nomination 82001725)

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102 Public Square E.

Club room

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On the old maps: no. 102 on the 1921 map

Sept. 1921 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at 102 Public Square E outlined in red; the map labels it: Club Rm
Then: 1921 map

Map: Sanborn Map Co., Sept. 1921, sheet 3, Library of Congress (public domain). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1921 Club room map label: Club Rm Library of Congress, sheet 3

1982 historic-district record: NRHP entry #10. NRHP #10 McGrew ca. 1880s (1982: 102) (NRHP nomination 82001725)

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100 Public Square E.

Corner of Main and Depot

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On the old maps: no. 100 on the 1921 map

Sept. 1921 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at 100 Public Square E outlined in red; the map labels it: (corner Main & Depot)
Then: 1921 map

Map: Sanborn Map Co., Sept. 1921, sheet 3, Library of Congress (public domain). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1921 Corner of Main and Depot map label: (corner Main & Depot) Library of Congress, sheet 3

1982 historic-district record: NRHP entry #11. NRHP #11 Woosley ca. 1880s, crenelated parapet (1982: 100) (NRHP nomination 82001725)

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