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Belmont Devilliers Building

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|name=Belmont Devilliers Building
|location=421 (originally 431) West [[Belmont Street]]
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|owner=[[Quint Studer]]
|construction_start_date=[[1911]]
|completion_date=[[1913]] (opened)
|cost=$55,000 (2005)
|renovations=[[1927]], [[2008]]
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The '''Belmont Devilliers Building''' is a two-story structure located at 421 West [[Belmont Street]], in the heart of the [[Belmont-DeVilliers]] district. It was built in [[1911]] at the southeast corner of [[Belmont Street|Belmont]] and [[DeVilliers Street]]s and has been home to many of the neighborhood's prominent businesses, including [[Gussie's Record & Variety Shop]], which was the original home of the [[WBOP]] radio station. After the record shop closed in [[1977], the building sat unused for decades and was purchased by [[Quint Studer]] in [[2005]] as part of his "[[Covenant with the Community]]." It is currently being renovated and will be home to the [[5 Sisters Blues Café]].

==Tenants==
*[[1913]] – [[P. A. Morris Saloon]]
*[[1919]] – [[Morris Brothers Dry Goods]]
*[[1921]] – [[Belmont Cash Grocery Co.]]
*[[1927]] – [[Escambia Furniture Co.]]
*[[1948]] – [[Battle & Sons Furniture Co.]]
*[[1959]] – [[Benboe Upholstery Shop]]
*[[1968]] – [[Gussie's Record & Variety Shop]], home of [[WBOP]] radio station

==References==
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*[http://www.belmontdevilliers.com/ www.belmontdevilliers.com]
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[[Category:Belmont-DeVilliers]] [[Category:West Hill buildings]]