Baird Hardware Company Warehouse, Historic hardware warehouse in Gainesville, Florida, US
The Baird Hardware Company Warehouse is a two-story tan and light brown brick building at 619 South Main Street in Gainesville, Florida. Its low-pitched gabled roof is covered in light grey corrugated metal. The front facade has a large central opening filled with vertical dark wood planks, recessed beneath a shallow brick arch, with two small white signs above reading "BAIRD HARDWARE CO." and "1244-48 N. MAIN ST."
The Baird Hardware Company Warehouse is a two-story brick building at 619 South Main Street in Gainesville, Florida. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on November 25, 1985. It now houses the Acrosstown Repertory Theatre.
The building is now the home of the Acrosstown Repertory Theatre, a local company staging plays at 619 South Main Street. The theatre's presence gives the former hardware warehouse a public role as a performance venue in Gainesville.
The warehouse stands at 619 South Main Street, not in the downtown area. Its brick side wall and the recessed wooden door with the Baird Hardware Co. signs face the street. The building now houses the Acrosstown Repertory Theatre, so visits depend on performance times.
The building's address is 619 South Main Street, while the painted signs above the plank door read "BAIRD HARDWARE CO." and "1244-48 N. MAIN ST." — the company's earlier North Main Street address, still visible on the brick facade.
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