The McConnell-McGuire Building was completed in 1891 as a three-story retail space for the McConnell-Maguire Company, one of Moscow's largest stores at the time. However, the company went bankrupt in 1893. In 1911, Nathaniel Williamson moved his store to the building and expanded his business until his lease ended in 1920. The mostly vacant building was remodeled into apartments in 1928. In the 1930s, the Agricultural Adjustment Administration occupied the building. Brown's Furniture Store opened on the first level in the 1940s. Today, the building houses Mingles Bar and Grill on the first level and Assist 2 Sell on the second, with apartments still on the third level

1. A historic account of the McConnell-McGuire Building1890-2010TIMELINE

2. Mercantile (1890-1900)

3. 1890-1900The McConnell-Maguire building was completed Nov. 27, 1891. Upon finishing, the building held three floors of merchandise. According to The Moscow Mirror in January 1892, the McConnell-Maguire Company’s aim was to” supply all the wants of the people and at a small profit.” The company was one of the biggest retail stores Moscow has ever seen. However, the company went bankrupt during the Panic of 1893 and the business closed.

4. Williamson’s (1910-1920)

5. 1910-1920 Nathaniel Williamson moved his store The Greater Boston from 408 S. Main to the McConnell-Maguire Building in 1911. Upon arriving there, he greatly expanded his business and opened it as the Williamson Center. The business sold a variety of merchandise such as furniture, dry goods, shoes, and clothing. He expanded the business to the adjoining Brown Block building where he housed a restaurant and grocery and hardware store. On the Williamson Center hung an electric sign the length of the building that could be seen from the Viola grade. It also had a working elevator from the basement to the third floor.

6. 1920-1930 Williamson’s lease of the McConnell-Maguire Building ended in 1920, and the business ended. The building was mainly vacant for almost the whole decade minus a short time in which a Piggly Wiggly grocer occupied the first floor. In February 1928, a Portland contractor announced they would be remodeling the building to house 45 apartments. The remodel began on Feb. 16, the day of Nathaniel Williamson’s funeral. The building was then known as the Thatuna Building.

7. 1930-1940 Agricultural Adjustment Administration was a government agency that was enacted in 1933 through President Roosevelt’s New Deal program. It was established to help farmers during the depression. AAA offices were located in the Thatuna Building during the 1930s.

8. Brown’s Furniture Store (1940-1950)

9. 1940-1950The Louis Strauss family of Coville, Washington began Brown’s furniture on the first level of the Thatuna Building in the mid-1940s.

10. 1970-1980 The McConnell-Maguire Building was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in March 1978.

11. 2000- Now The McConnell-Maguire Building currently is the location for Mingles Bar and Grill on the first level. On the second level, a nationwide discount retail agency called Assist 2 Sell takes residence. The third floor is still home to apartments.