Ballenger Building Explained

Ballenger Building
Coordinates:38.9506°N -92.3278°W
Built:c., c. 1904, 1928
Architecture:Two-Part Commercial Block
Added:January 21, 2004
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Downtown Columbia, Missouri MPS
Refnum:03001474

The Ballenger Building, also known as G.F. Troxell Furniture Store, Taylor Music and Furniture Co., and Safeway, is a historic commercial building located in downtown Columbia, Missouri. It was originally built about 1892, and expanded rearward about 1904. It was extensively remodeled in 1928. It is a two-story brick building on a stone foundation. It features terra cotta ornamentation and Chicago school style windows.[1] Today it holds Kaldi's Coffee House.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ballenger Building. 2016-09-01. Debbie Sheals. PDF. October 2003. Missouri Department of Natural Resources.