This two story, Italianate style, flat-roofed, 2x5 bay commercial building with a rear addition has a stone foundation and aluminum siding. The altered storefront wraps around the corners with one fixed sash window on each side. It is characterized by an unadorned, projecting cornice. The front consists of a central metal frame door flanked by large, square, fixed sash windows. Large, scrolled brackets with smaller brackets in between, and panels adorn the cornice and frieze. Stemming from the twin corner brackets are corner boards that extend the length of the building. Replacement windows are mostly 1/1 aluminum framed; there are two at the front facade and four on the west elevation; all have wood surrounds. The east elevation has six windows on the second floor; five are on the main block and one on the addition. The north elevation (the rear addition) has paired 1/1 sash, double-hung windows on the second floor and none on the first floor. There are no windows on the first floor on the side elevation facing west. There are entries in the rear for second story apartments.
A fairly recent fire heavily damaged this building and it has undergone renovations. The building has a long commercial history. According to the 1910 city directory, Martin E. Sullivan ran a grocery store here. Sullivan lived at 87 North Street and was Alderman for Ward four.
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