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Fifth and Main Historic District
The Fifth and Main Historic District is a collection of adjoining structures located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Main and Fifth streets in Jasper County in Joplin, Missouri, United States. This historic district is a National Register of Historic Places site and consists of three early 20th century structures: the Christman Building, the Christman Building Annex and the Paramount Building. The Fifth and Main Historic District was added to the National Register in 2006.〔http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/nps-nr/06000541.pdf〕
==Christman Building==
The Christman Building at 501-505 South Main Street is the most prominent building of the Fifth and Main Historic District. It stands five stories, not including the mezzanine level, and dominates the corner of Fifth and Main streets, with elevations and entrances facing both streets. It has brick walls, a concrete foundation and a flat roof. It has brown brick and light terra cotta on the main elevations, and red brick on secondary wall surfaces. The main retail space near the front doors features a large room that is two stories tall, with mezzanine spaces at the front and back that are linked by a narrow balcony along the north wall. The room features two rows of monumental square columns that are topped with egg and dart molding, and adorned with large shield-shaped medallions that feature the letter "C" for Christman. That room takes up almost all of the ground floor; the rest of the space contains an elevator lobby and formal staircase for access to the upper floors.〔 It was built in 1917 to house the Christman Dry Goods Company, which had occupied a previous three-story building on that site.〔Joplin Globe; Christman's Special Section; Fifty Years Expansion Noted in Successive Building Changes; September 13, 1939; Page B1〕
The building was designed by August and Alfred Michaelis and is an example of the Chicago style of curtain-wall architecture.〔Joplin Globe; Old meets new in restored Christman’s building; April 30, 2011〕 The Christman Dry Goods Company, which was first founded in 1890 by Peter A. Christman and Edmund Bliedung as Christman and Bliedung but renamed Christman Dry Goods Company in 1903,〔Joplin Globe; Christman's Special Section; Christman^s Golden Jubilee Commemorates Life Work of Five Men Who Built Business From Start; September 13, 1939; Page B9〕 remained in the building until 1954 when R.H. Macy & Co. Inc. purchased the business and all its fixtures from the Christman family, though the Christman's did retain ownership of the building.〔Joplin Globe; Macy's to Close Store Here in Spring of 1976; April 12, 1975; Page 3B〕 For a short time Macy's operated the store under the Christman name, but within two years they had branded the location with the Macy's moniker. On January 8, 1976 Macy's closed its Joplin store, leaving the Christman Building vacant for the first time in its 59 year history.〔Joplin Globe; Chapter of City History Ends with Macy's Closing; January 9, 1976; Page 4A〕 The Christman family, who still owned the building, then leased the building and the family name to Gregg Athy and Richard Roberds, both former Macy's employees. Athy and Roberds opened the new Christman's Department Store in the building on October 7, 1976,〔Joplin Globe; Christman's Store to Reopen Today; October 7, 1976, Page A1〕 but the business closed after only a few years. Eventually Hugh and Lee Anne Howsman purchased the building to house their Howsman's Office Supply and Furniture Co.〔Joplin Business Journal; Howsman's celebrates 45 years in business; 2008; http://www.joplinbusinessjournal.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=A7AF39508DE94D12AD64C92BAACD91E1〕 Over time Howsman's business plan changed and in 2006 they sold the building to the Matt Miller Co. of Springfield, Missouri,〔http://www.blueblocklofts.com/properties/mainstreetplace.html〕 who redeveloped the upper stories into lofts and restored the main floor into an events space.
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