S.J. Lesem Building

The S.J. Lesem Building is a historic commercial building located at 135-37 North 3rd Street in Quincy, Illinois. The building was constructed in 1871 for S.J. Lesem Brothers and Company, a dry goods firm founded in 1859; it is the only survivor of the four commercial buildings which once occupied the block, which was known as Wholesale Row. After the dry goods company changed ownership and moved elsewhere, the Quincy Casket Company occupied the building from 1912 to 1977. The four-story building has a commercial Italianate design. The building's windows are tall and narrow with arched or pedimented hoods, and its storefront features brick pilasters and cast iron columns. Cast iron quoins adorn the corners of the building. The top of the building features a bracketed cornice and a pediment on the front facade.[2]

S.J. Lesem Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	135-37 N 3rd St., Quincy, Illinois
Coordinates	39°56′6″N 91°24′43″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1871
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	99001377[1]
Added to NRHP	November 22, 1999

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 22, 1999.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Lawin, Becky (June 18, 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: S.J. Lesem Building" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved August 2, 2015.