Cantol Wax Company Building, Industrial heritage building in Bloomington, Indiana.
The Cantol Wax Company Building is a masonry industrial building with a 3+1/2-story rectangular front section and a 2+1/2-story rear addition. It has a rubble limestone foundation, terra cotta block walls, and Classical Revival design elements. It is in the Bloomington West Side Historic District.
The building was constructed between about 1905 and 1907 for the Oakes Manufacturing Company. After 1920 it housed the Cantol Wax Company, and it is also remembered as Wylie's Furniture Warehouse. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 and lies within the Bloomington West Side Historic District.
The building's three names record its occupants in turn: the Oakes Manufacturing Company built it around 1905–1907, the Cantol Wax Company moved in after 1920, and it was later known as Wylie's Furniture Warehouse. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 and stands in the Bloomington West Side Historic District.
The building stands in the Bloomington West Side Historic District, so it can be seen on foot while walking that neighbourhood. It is a masonry structure with a rubble limestone foundation and terra cotta block walls, and the Classical Revival detailing is visible from the public street. The interior is not open to visitors.
The building's three names record its succession of uses: built for the Oakes Manufacturing Company, home to the Cantol Wax Company after 1920, and later known as Wylie's Furniture Warehouse. It joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 and stands within the Bloomington West Side Historic District.
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