The building at 101 W. Main Street is situated on the square’s southeast corner, at the intersection of Main and Thornton Streets. Its historical significance dates back to 1853 when J.P. Quesenberry constructed a three-story brick structure on this corner lot to house his grocery and hardware business. Unlike the other buildings on the south side of the square, Quesenberry’s building extends to Franklin Street. After the Civil War, a Masonic organization for Black residents of Richmond was established, utilizing the southern section of a building as their meeting hall. In 1878, a tornado damaged the third floor of the building and Quesenberry decided to repair only the roof, converting it into a two-story structure. In November 1881, he leased the grocery business to the firm of Sayre & Hubbell and in January 1887, he sold the building to Columbus Parr, who operated his own grocery store there. In September 1888, Parr sold the building to the newly established Exchange Bank…