112 Fifth Street

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Evaluation:

This is a contributing Fifth Street building within the historic district

District Characteristic	Yes	No	Findings/Recommendations
Two-story brick with narrow mass	X
Larger, broader massing		X
Other key façade features	X
Architectural style	X
Prominent location	X
Original façade materials	X
Upper fenestration pattern	X
Sympathetic Storefront Infill	X		Darker storefront coloring is an aesthetic improvement.
Brick corbelled parapet	X		Recessed rectangular panels across the parapet front.
Cornice/coping (not metal)	X

Physical Description:

This is a two story dark brown brick single storefront with a core that measures 25 feet by 42 feet. A rear addition (pre-1920), also two stories, adds 40 feet in depth. The upper facade features unusual vertical recessed brick panels on either side of the two second story windows. Two rectangular panels define the parapet base and are in line with the two lower window-panel combinations. There is south wall fenestration. The storefront retains only its hidden steel beam.

Documented Alterations:

Monolithic glass has replaced the 2/2 windows. The last historic storefront had a centered angled recessed entry, two-tone tile covering and higher tavern side windows. A recent garage, deck and stair system are at the back of the building. Permits include a bathroom addition (1959), an aluminum canopy (1962, gone), systems upgrades 1966, 1971, 1976-78.

Commercial History:

Business	Owner	Start	Stop	Notes of Interest
Red Dot Advertising			current
La Val’s Restaurant	Michael LaValle	1985	2019	One of first DM chefs to own his restaurant
The Lagniappe, gifts, jewelry	Margi Shower, Caren Christensen Sturm (1953-2009), Sue Holmes	1989	2012	23 years in VJ-had a rooftop garden with entertainment, closed when building sold-name was Creole for “a little something extra.” Listen frequently as 114 Fifth (1990-2000).
MJJ Limited	Mary Jo Iverson	1990	1993	112 Fifth, store flooded
The 112		1979	1980
Dooley's Tavern	Jim, Ellen, Vernon Dooley	1970	1968+	10 years
Harmony Tavern & Cafe	Violet Fisher	1955	1966	Council allows dancing, 1963
Bennie & Jean's Tavern	Bennie and Opal Leonard	1950	1952	At 8540 Hickman by 1960
Peter’s Place	Peter Joice	1948		County liquor stamp, November
Frank's Place	Frank and Catherine Empfield	1937	1945
Goode Cafe		1929
Drexel Cafe		1900	1919
Emahiser's Barber Shop	Louis Emahiser
	Ashworth brothers	1915		Dated to 1915, the Ashworth brothers acquired the half lot in April 1906 and it appears that this building replaced its frame predecessor in the fall of 1907 (Express, September 26, 1907).
Saloon	Ashworth brothers	1905		The Ashworth brothers built this two-story building on the Ed Adams site in 1905 (Express, October 26, 1905). The new saloon had tile floor 196 incandescent lights, Budweiser sign (Express, January 25, 1906).