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Under One Roof (Minter Dry Goods Store)

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1927, David S. Castle Co. 244 Pine St.

Castle’s most exuberant retail design in Abilene belonged to Taylor County’s first department store. The two-and-a-half-story, cream-colored terra-cotta facade is divided into three bays with pilasters that extend past the parapet and terminate with bell-shaped caps. The second-floor spandrels and the parapet consist of ranks of small Gothic pointed arches, further emphasizing the verticality of the piers. The first-floor storefronts and awnings have been altered, but the strength of the Gothic imagery remains.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.
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Citation

Gerald Moorhead et al., "Under One Roof (Minter Dry Goods Store)", [Abilene, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-02-SB16.

Print Source

Buildings of Texas

Buildings of Texas: East, North Central, Panhandle and South Plains, and West, Gerald Moorhead and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2019, 304-304.

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