About the St. Joseph Location

The building is located within the Wholesale Row Historic District as designated by the National Register of Historic Places, a district contained within Block 42 of the original town of St. Joseph. The land was originally owned by Joseph Robidoux, founder and original owner of the City of St. Joseph. The Wholesale Row Historic District is probably the best surviving grouping of late nineteenth century warehouse commercial structures exemplifying in their street facade a full expression of High Victorian Italianate design characteristic including the use of shadow forming moldings, variform openings and small-scale ornament in a variety of contruction materials including brick, stone, and cast iron.