McGinty's Department Store explained

McGinty's Department Store
Fate:sold by family in 1991, officially closed in 2001
Foundation:1904
Defunct:2001
Location:Neosho, Missouri
Industry:Department store
Key People:A.C. McGinty, Hale McGinty

McGinty's Department Store was a general goods department store located in Neosho, Missouri, the county seat of Newton County, Missouri. McGinty's set on the south side of the Neosho square on the southeast corner of the intersection of Main and Wood streets. It is located in the Neosho Commercial Historic District, but is considered a non-contributing building.[1]

History

McGinty's Department Store was opened in 1904 by A.C. McGinty.[2] In addition to running his department store, A.C. McGinty also served as the president of Neosho's First National Bank.[3]

In 1939, A.C. McGinty's son Hale McGinty began working at the department store and remained in active management until 1991, when his family sold their active share of the business. The McGinty name remained on the business until 2001.[4]

The McGinty family had also at one time been part owners of the McGinty-Frohlich Department Store in Monett, Missouri, which is now Brownsberger's Clothing.

References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Neosho Commercial Historic District . 2017-01-01. Philip Thomason. PDF. March 1993. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. (includes 24 photographs from 1993) and Site map
  2. Family proud building named after Hale McGinty; Neosho Daily News; January 17, 2010
  3. Neosho; Life Magazine; May 26, 1941
  4. Family proud building named after Hale McGinty; Neosho Daily News; January 17, 2010