Cash Grocery and Sales Company Warehouse
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Cash Grocery and Sales Company Warehouse | |
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  Location in Louisiana  Location in United States | |
| Location | 801 Enterprise Blvd, Lake Charles, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 30°13′38″N 93°12′14″W / 30.22722°N 93.20389°W |
| Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
| Built | c. 1937 |
| Architect | Lewis Dunn of Dunn and Quinn |
| Architectural style | 1930s warehouse |
| NRHP reference No. | 10000395[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 24, 2010 |
The Cash Grocery and Sales Company Warehouse, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, was built around 1937. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]
It is located at 801 Enterprise Blvd., on the corner of Broad Street, in Lake Charles. It has also been known as Cash and Carry or Cash and Carry Grocery Sales.[1]
It is a 9,600 square feet (890 m2) warehouse which functioned like a Sam's Club, selling wholesale goods to small grocers and other businesses.[2]
It was designed by Lewis Dunn of architects Dunn & Quinn.[1][2] It may have been built by Robert Thibodeaux.[1]
It was closed in 1992. It was listed on the "Most Endangered Sites List" of the Calcasieu Historical Preservation Society. Its architectural detail was studied under a "Vanishing History" program grant from the National Park Service and the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development for Fifth Graders. The building was "rescued" by Rich and Donna Richard in 2007; its preservation was recognized by the Louisiana Trust for Historical Preservation in a 2009 Honor Award. It was listed on the National Register in 2010.[2]
