item an ▁was ▁a ▁New ▁York er ▁who ▁trained ▁at ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁College ▁of ▁Ph arm acy . ▁He ▁came ▁to ▁Ne ill sv ille ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁Henry ▁Meyer ▁D rug ▁Store ▁and ▁bought ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁he ▁added ▁the ▁second ▁story ▁to ▁a ▁previous ▁building ▁and ▁red id ▁the ▁front , ▁producing ▁the ▁building ▁we ▁see ▁today . ▁Sn item an ▁invent ed ▁a ▁fly ▁sp ray ▁used ▁by ▁far mers ▁and ▁a ▁" blue ▁o int ment ▁used ▁in ▁l umber ▁cam ps ▁to ▁rep el ▁l ice ." ▁ ▁The ▁Com mer cial ▁State ▁Bank ▁at ▁ 5 3 4 ▁H ew ett ▁was ▁built ▁of ▁red ▁brick ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁and ▁hous ed ▁a ▁dry ▁goods ▁and ▁gro c ery ▁store . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁the ▁Com mer cial ▁State ▁Bank ▁rem ode led ▁the ▁fac ade ▁into ▁a ▁more ▁dign ified ▁Class ical ▁Rev ival ▁style , ▁with ▁a ▁central ▁opening ▁fr amed ▁in ▁lim estone ▁blocks . ▁The ▁opening ▁originally ▁contained ▁multip an ed ▁windows ▁and ▁decor ative ▁pan els ; ▁today ▁the ▁upper ▁part ▁has ▁been ▁filled ▁with ▁wood . ▁ ▁The ▁Ne ill sv ille ▁Bank ▁at ▁ 5 3 8 ▁H ew ett ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁as ▁a ▁red ▁brick ▁general ▁store ▁with ▁a ▁corner ▁entrance , ▁and ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁G ates ▁Block