Meisenheimer Building

The Meisenheimer Building housed a grocery department plus sold dry goods, shoes, hats, and clothing. The building also had a 25x70' frame hardware building on back to the west, which had all types of hardware plus stock feed.

In 1902, A.S. Christy and his son, R.B. Christy, completed financing and incorporating the First National Bank. Later that year they purchased the Meisenheimer Building which had housed 1st State Bank which was unable to open due to insufficient capital under prior ownership. It was a very large impressive building made with locally made bricks.

Although unknown what happened to the building, later the Electric Cafe was built on the site. It was later known as the Wallace Cafe, the City Café, and the Sparks Cafe.  Skip Numrich, recent Bank President, can remember the Cafe burning down when he was a child. First National Bank built the existing building in 1962.

Scott County Historical Society. History of Early Scott County. Edition 1. Volume 1. Scott City, Kansas. Scott County Historical Society, 1977.

Lawrence, Deb. Meisenheimer Building, Scott City History - Now & Then. February 27th 2017. Accessed May 12th 2021. https://www.facebook.com/groups/337658763076204/permalink/716688131839930.