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Name:  Railway Exchange Building
Address:  6th, 7th, Olive and Locust Streets
Year:  1913
Architectural Firm/Architect:  Mauran, Russell and Crowe
Neighborhood:  35
History:
The Railway Exchange Building is an office/retail building located in the heart of the Central Business District. Famous Barr occupies the lower floors, with the remainder devoted to office space. Barr´s Drygoods Company (1880-1912) was previously on this site. This was also the site of the first YMCA.




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Crowell, William DeForest

Railway Exchange Building

 

 

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