Philip Carey Building

The Philip Carey Building is a two-story brick warehouse located at the corner of Seventh Street and the railroad tracks, constructed around 1908 in the Victorian Romanesque style. Its front facade features decorative brickwork with rounded arches, ornamental windows, and detailed masonry patterns reflecting early 20th-century commercial construction.

Built in 1907–1908, the Philip Carey Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The two-story brick warehouse is noted for its elaborate Victorian Romanesque-style brickwork.

The name comes from the Philip Carey Company, a roofing-materials firm that leased the new brick warehouse from 1908 until about 1915. Afterward the building housed the Ford Motor Company and a succession of other tenants, and the Hayman family took ownership in 1920. The lettering and signage of these occupants are gone, but the address still carries the company name.

The building sits at a corner location adjacent to railroad tracks, making it straightforward to locate and orient yourself from the street. Visitors can walk the surrounding warehouse district to view other period structures and get a sense of how the area functioned as a commercial hub.

The building's name comes from the Philip Carey Company, a roofing-materials firm that leased it soon after construction; the company left around 1915. Ownership passed to the Hayman family in 1920. The two-story brick structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.