Drier's Meat Market

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Union Meat Market

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| image = Drier's Meat Market 1.jpg

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| location = 14 S. Elm St.,
Three Oaks, Michigan

| coordinates={{coord|41|48|1|N|86|36|38|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Michigan#USA

| added = September 22, 1972

| area = less than one acre

| refnum = 72000596{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

| designated_other1 = Michigan

| website = {{url|https://www.driers.com}}

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Drier's Meat Market, also known as Drier's Butcher Shop or the Union Meat Market, is a commercial meat market located at 14 South Elm Street in Three Oaks, Michigan. The building has been in continuous use as a butcher shop since the late 19th century. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

History

Drier's Meat Market was originally constructed as a wagon repair shop.{{cite web | title = About Us | publisher = Drier's Meat Market | url = http://www.driers.com/html/about_us.html | accessdate = July 10, 2017}} In about 1875 it was converted to a butcher shop by a butcher whose name is uncertain. In 1887, Alec Watson arrived in Three Oaks from Chicago and took over what was then known as the Union Meat Market.{{citation | title = NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM: Drier's Meat Market | author = Catherine B. Ellis | date = December 10, 1971 | url = https://catalog.archives.gov/id/25338939}}

Watson hired a 10-year-old boy, Edward T. Drier, as a delivery boy, and in 1913 sold Drier the business. Drier eventually passed it along to his son, Edward Drier Jr. In 1994, he passed it to his daughter Carolyn Drier.{{citation | title = Portrait of America: Savor a taste of tradition at this 137-year-old Michigan BUTCHER SHOP | author = Catherine Strawn | magazine = Country Living | date = November 2012 | url = http://www.driers.com/Backpage_Driers_Meat_Market.pdf}}

Description

Drier's Meat Market is a single-story commercial building with a gable roof and rounded false front. The front facade is decorated with scalloped wood trim. The interior has original wood floors and many fixtures dating to the 19th century.

Customers

Over the years, Drier's has attracted a number of famous customers. These include poet Carl Sandburg (who lived nearby), meat mogul James Hormel and film critic Roger Ebert (both of whom vacationed in the area), Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley, Bill Blass, Larry Hagman, and cartoonist Bill Mauldin.{{citation | title = The Butcher To The Stars: Ed Drier's Meats Found Fans In Larry Hagman, Bill Blass And Others | date = June 3, 1994 |author = Jon Anderson | newspaper = Chicago Tribune | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/06/03/the-butcher-to-the-stars/}}

References

External links

{{official|https://www.driers.com}}

Category:National Register of Historic Places in Berrien County, Michigan