Miniken Store

Miniken Store. . , This two story native sandstone building in the vernacular commercial was given an Italianate flavor by its arched windows. It was built in 1886 by H.L. Miniken as an extension of his brother George Miniken's general mercantile next door at 134 E. Main. At the turn of the 20th Century it also housed the offices and exchange of the Batesville and Oil Trough Telephone Company. Later, the city's first Coca-Cola bottling and distribution facility was located here. During the Great Depression, it was the site of "The Big Twenty", a restaurant where any and all meals were just $.20. In the 1940's and 50's, it was home to the Vest grocery store and in the late 1980's was the location of the Feedbag restaurant. Clinton and Mayfan Thomas purchased the building in 1998, where they now operate the Paper Chase bookstore.