Anderson Newcomb Co. (1902-1980) In 1894, J.W. Valentine opened a
dry goods shop in the current day
downtown Huntington. A year later, he partnered with W.H. Newcomb, later naming the store Valentine & Newcomb. After years of rapid growth, in 1902 Valentine & Newcomb opened a three-store building on 3rd Avenue. Five years later in 1907, Valentine sold his shares of the store to E.G. Anderson, which later renamed the store Anderson Newcomb Co. In 1920, after years of reconstruction, the Anderson Newcomb Co. building added three floors to the main building. Almost thirty years later, in 1956 two more stories were added to the building.
Stone & Thomas (1980-1996) In 1980 the building was purchased by
Stone & Thomas, a
United States chain of
department stores based in
Wheeling, West Virginia. Sixteen years after opening, Stone & Thomas closed its Huntington location, due to
Bankruptcy issues.
Marshall University Visual Arts Center (2013-Present) After sitting abandoned, the building was purchased by
Marshall University in 2013, to redevelop it into a home for their visual arts program. ==Features==