Willow & Elm

Williow & Elm is a woman's boutique store that has women's clothing and home decor. It is located on the north side of the square in Maryville, Missouri. The boutique started as two stores side by side back in 1886. Both have had many different uses, but they have always been stores that took care of people's needs. Recently, Willow & Elm became a store for women to enjoy shopping to their heart's content.

Willow & Elm used to be two different stores that were right next to each other back in 1886. The store on the left used to be a clothing store and the one on the right was a clothing and tailor store. According to the Sanborn map of 1891, both buildings were just labeled "stores" so they could have been the same types of stores that they were on the 1886 Sanborn map. Then, in 1900, the left store (to the west) changed into a boots and shoes store, while the right store (to the west) changed to clothes for gentlemen. In 1909, the left store was changed into a store for queensware and the right side was changed into a clothing store. Queensware is pottery and porcelain, so it includes plates, bowls, and anything that you use to eat with. It was the only queenswere store in downtown Maryville at the time.

Willow & Elm is now the current store occupying the two buildings. Willow & Elm is a woman's apparel boutique that has women's clothing and home decor. The boutique used to be two different stores called Blue Willow and White Elm. Then in 2023, they opened up as one store, combining the two buildings into one store.

Salerno, Raiea. Local store receives Editor's Choice for Boutique Shopping in Rural Missouri , Northwest Missourian. April 2nd, 2024. Accessed October 9th, 2024. https://www.nwmissourinews.com/news/article_d75d6fca-f163-11ee-8e9e-4fc78e552569.html .

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