The Ashram

320 N. Main St. is vacant as of fall 2024, but has been home to many businesses in the past. These businesses ranged from being at this location for decades to being there for a few short months. Most recently it was The Ashram, which was there for less than a year. The earliest businesses were there for at least 2 decades. Though some businesses were here for a shorter amount of time than others, 320 N. Main St. has a diverse history.

The earliest log of 320 N. Main St. is on the Sanborn maps of Maryville. The first Sanborn map was made in 1886 and portrays the building as being a warehouse on the bottom floor and a tin shop on the second floor. We then see on the 1891 Sanborn map that the building isn’t labeled, but in the 1900 map it is again labeled as a warehouse and tin shop. It is safe to assume that in 1891 the building was still the same warehouse and tin shop. In the last Sanborn map of 1909, we see that once again the building is labeled as a warehouse. It is unknown when the warehouse and tin shop close, but we know for sure that they were there between 1886 and 1909.

By 1970, 320 N. Main St. was the home to the Lunch Box Cafe, though it closed shortly after that time because by November 1971 there are news articles of F.W. Woolworth Co. being located there. Woolworth's closed some time in 1973 because there are accounts of them auctioning the store supplies and furniture. Then in August of 1974 Tober’s For Fashion store briefly used the space while their original store location was being remodeled.

As of 2024, the most recent story at 320 N. Main St. was The Ashram. The Ashram was a wellness studio owned by Lindsay Sheley. The studio provided many services, including red light therapy, yoga, and meditation classes. The Ashram opened August 30, 2023 and occupied the space until the summer of 2024. Now the space is vacant and available for rent as of fall 2024!

“The Ashram: Maryville Mo.” Facebook, www.facebook.com/theashram320. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.

“University of Missouri.” University Libraries, library.missouri.edu/search/?q=maryville%2Bmissouri. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024. 

1886 Sanborn Map: Maryville, MO, https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138882?f%5B0%5D=mods_originInfo_dateIssued_ms%3A%221886%22.

1891 Sanborn Map: Maryville, MO, https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138882?f%5B0%5D=mods_originInfo_dateIssued_ms%3A%221891%22.

1900 Sanborn Map: Maryville, MO, https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138882?f%5B0%5D=mods_originInfo_dateIssued_ms%3A%221900%22.

1909 Sanborn Map: Maryville, MO, https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138882?f%5B0%5D=mods_originInfo_dateIssued_ms%3A%221909%22.

The Maryville Daily Forum, Monday, September 21, 1970, Page 1

The Maryville Daily Forum, Wednesday, November 10, 1971, Page 1

The Maryville Daily Forum, Thursday, August 15, 1974, Page 4

The Maryville Daily Forum, Saturday, December 29, 1973, Page 4