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Ruth & Mengel Realty Company - Historic site in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, 1910s

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Ruth & Mengel Realty Company

214 Poplar Street, Poplar Bluff, Missouri

Real estate firm operating from the same address as Ruth Lumber Company, likely handling land and timber-related property transactions for the Ruth family business network.

The Story

Ruth & Mengel Realty Company appears in the 1919 Poplar Bluff city directory operating from 214 Poplar Street, the same address as Ruth Lumber Company.

The company likely handled land and real estate transactions related to the lumber operations and timber lands associated with the Ruth family business. The listing indicates a business telephone number of 94, suggesting it was an established commercial office.

Associated People: Harry Isaac Ruth Jr., Harry Y. Mengel.

Gallery

Historic Ruth & Mengel Realty Company in Poplar Bluff, Missouri - historic photograph 1
Historic Ruth & Mengel Realty Company in Poplar Bluff, Missouri - historic photograph 2

City Directory Listings

This address appears in the following historic city directory listings.Some listings predate or postdate this site — see the timeline badge on each card.

Phillips & Phillips

214 Poplar tet 425

Dunham Directory Co's Poplar Bluff, Missouri City Directory for 1906

1906
At this address before 1919 (pre-construction)
LAWYERS

Starling Thos D

214 Poplar 215s 6th

Poplar Bluff, MO., City Directory 1908

1908
At this address before 1919 (pre-construction)
Residents

Ruth & Mengel Realty Co

128 Vine

Dunham Directory Co.'s Poplar Bluff Missouri City Directory for 1909-1910

1910
At this address before 1919 (pre-construction)
REAL ESTATE

Lentz ER

214 Poplar

Dunham Directory Co.'s Poplar Bluff Missouri City Directory for 1909-1910

1910
At this address before 1919 (pre-construction)
Residents

Phillips & Phillips

214 Poplar

Dunham Directory Co.'s Poplar Bluff Missouri City Directory for 1909-1910

1910
At this address before 1919 (pre-construction)
LIGHT AND HEAVY HAULING

Starkey TD

214 Poplar

Dunham Directory Co.'s Poplar Bluff Missouri City Directory for 1909-1910

1910
At this address before 1919 (pre-construction)
Residents

Ruth & Mengel Realty Co

128 Vine

Dunham Directory Co.'s Poplar Bluff Missouri City Directory for 1909-1910

1910
At this address before 1919 (pre-construction)
CITY PROPERTY

Mengel John S

214 Poplar

W. H. Hoffman's Poplar Bluff City Directory, 1926

1926
At this address during the site's operation (since 1919)
Notaries Public

Johnson K C

214 Poplar

W. H. Hoffman's Poplar Bluff City Directory, 1926

1926
At this address during the site's operation (since 1919)
Notaries Public

Ruth Lumber Co

214 Poplar

W. H. Hoffman's Poplar Bluff City Directory, 1926

1926
At this address during the site's operation (since 1919)
Lumber

Morrison Hoop Co

214 Poplar

W. H. Hoffman's Poplar Bluff City Directory, 1926

1926
At this address during the site's operation (since 1919)
Hoops (Mfrs)

REED INSURANCE AGENCY (Geo R Allison pres, Belle Kinne sec-treas) General Insurance

214 Poplar

Drury's Poplar Bluff City Directory 1931

1931
At this address during the site's operation (since 1919)

Possibly Connected People

These connections were automatically identified by AI from the site's historical text and have not yet been verified. They may be inaccurate or incomplete. They are shown for research purposes and will be updated as they are reviewed by our archivists.

Harry I Ruth Jr.Unverified

LLM identified as "co-founder / business partner" — "Associated People: Harry Isaac Ruth Jr., Harry Y. Mengel."

Possibly Connected Businesses

These connections were automatically identified by AI from the site's historical text and have not yet been verified. They may be inaccurate or incomplete. They are shown for research purposes and will be updated as they are reviewed by our archivists.

Ruth Lumber CompanyUnverified

LLM identified as "co-occupant sharing the same address, associated business within Ruth family business network" — "Ruth & Mengel Realty Company appears in the 1919 Poplar Bluff city directory operating from 214 Poplar Street, the same address as Ruth Lumber Company."

Quick Facts

Era

1910s

Year Built

1919

Area

Downtown

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