A four-story brick building is in this 6-1/2" x 4-1/2" black and white photograph. The building has many windows; sinks are displayed in the street level windows. "Cornell Supply Company" is painted on the side of the building, and "Cornell Sign Co." is painted on the front. A sign reading "Cornell Supply Co." is at the top of the second story, and a sign reading "Cornell Supply Co., Jobbers, Plumbing and Heating Supplies, Pumps and Windmills" hangs between two windows on the first floor. A logo that reads "Hot Shot, the Silent Plumber" is painted on the wall between two other windows on the first floor. There is another brick building, this one with two stories, on the left side of the photograph, separated from the Cornell Supply Company building by an alley. A sidewalk runs in front of the buildings, and there are cars parked on the street. A lamppost stands on the corner, and telephone poles are visible. "Cornell Supply Co." is written on the photograph.
This building stands at 701 P Street in Lincoln's Haymarket Landmark District. Originally the Fitzgerald Block of the 1880s stood on the site, and in 1898 Beatrice Creamery Company established their Lincoln creamery and headquarters there. A few months later, the building burned to the ground. Beatrice Creamery rebuilt a two-story structure in 1900 and added the two top stories in 1904. In 1909 Beatrice Creamery moved their Lincoln processing operation a few blocks south to 7th and L Streets, then in 1913 relocated their headquarters to Chicago. A variety of companies occupied the 7th and P Street building, including J. Cass Cornell's wholesale plumbing supply business. A 1929 ad for the business stated that it specialized in "Wholesale Plumbing, Heating, and Well Supplies." The building was empty and threatened with demolition in the 1980s, before Sid and Cheryl Conner bought it at auction and renovated it. Subsequent owners completed the renovation, including condominiums, offices, and retail shops. Part of the Woods Bros. Companies Building is visible at the left.
