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Campbell Building

Rolla

 
 
Campbell Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 15, 2019
1. Campbell Building Marker
Inscription. "The Campbell Building, on the southwestern corner of Seventh and Pine streets, was the centerpiece of Joseph Campbell's economic prominence at the turn of the century. The building housed the Rolla State Bank (Campbell was founder) and, until 1915, the U.S. Post Office."

John F. Bradbury, Jr., Rolla The Old Town (St. Louis: C. Bradley Publishing, Inc., 2002), p. 38.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: CommunicationsIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.
 
Location. 37° 56.947′ N, 91° 46.302′ W. Marker is in Rolla, Missouri, in Phelps County. It is at the intersection of North Pine Street and West 7th Street, on the left when traveling north on North Pine Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 701 North Pine Street, Rolla MO 65401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Missouri. It is also in the American Ozarks, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hotel Edwin Long (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); "Whiskey Row" (about 300 feet away); Rollamo Theater (about 300 feet away); Grant Hotel (about 300 feet away); Scott's Drugs (about 300 feet away); National Bank (about 300 feet away); Pine Street and Downtown Rolla (about 400 feet away); Rolla Mills (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rolla.
 
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Campbell Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 15, 2019
2. Campbell Building Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 361 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 18, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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