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The Mobley-Buskirk-Hill Building

Fountain Square Mall

 
 
The Mobley-Buskirk-Hill Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2023
1. The Mobley-Buskirk-Hill Building Marker
Inscription.
Built 1865
Renovated: 1988 by CFC, Inc.,
a Cook Group company

“The
Mobley-Buskirk-Hill
Building”

117-119
West Kirkwood Avenue

The Bloomington City Directory lists this building as the location of the Davis Hardware Company in 1900.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.
 
Location. 39° 9.989′ N, 86° 32.07′ W. Marker is in Bloomington, Indiana, in Monroe County. It is on West Kirkwood Avenue east of South College Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 W Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington IN 47404, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest 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 and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The First National Bank Building (a few steps from this marker); The Buskirk-Hill Building (a few steps from this marker); The Allen Building (within shouting distance of this marker); 107 West Kirkwood Avenue (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old Opera House (within shouting distance of this marker); Monroe County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Warren Henegar
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Monroe County W.W. II Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bloomington.
 
The Mobley-Buskirk-Hill Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2023
2. The Mobley-Buskirk-Hill Building Marker
The Mobley-Buskirk-Hill Building image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2023
3. The Mobley-Buskirk-Hill Building
Corner view of the building.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 159 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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Jun. 27, 2026