Feroe Building
| Company type | Commercial building |
|---|---|
| Industry | Real estate |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Founder | Harry C. Feroe |
| Headquarters | Stuart, Florida , United States |
| Products | Retail and office space |
Template:Use American English Template:Infobox building The Feroe Building, sometimes referred to as the Harry C. Feroe Building, is a historic two-story commercial structure situated at the intersection of 73 S.W. Flagler Avenue and S.W. St. Lucie Avenue in Stuart, Florida, within Martin County, Florida. Directly north along Flagler Avenue stands Fellowship Hall, originally constructed in 1912 as the Bank of Stuart. To the east on the same street lies the Lyric Theatre, erected in 1925 and subsequently expanded. Commissioned by Harry C. Feroe—who collaborated with Charles C. Chillingworth in developing Palm City, Florida—the building was completed in 1913 by local builder Sam Matthews. The construction utilized concrete blocks produced locally by Frank Frazier, designed to mimic the appearance of stone.
The ground level, facing St. Lucie Avenue and featuring cast-iron columns, was intended for retail establishments. Access to the second floor, purposed for office use, was provided via stairs from an entrance on the Flagler Avenue side. Later that year, the Florida East Coast Railway completed its now-demolished Stuart Depot directly opposite the building on Flagler Avenue, which contributed to increasing its prominence and value.
Initial occupants of the first floor included the Stuart post office located at the corner and the Stuart Drug Company positioned just north of it. After the post office relocated, multiple businesses occupied that space before it was eventually merged with the drug store area. During the 1960s and early 1970s, Marilyn's Pharmacy operated there as a Rexall franchise.
In the mid-1980s, local attorney Larry M. Stewart acquired and refurbished the property for use as his law offices. The main entrance was shifted to the building’s east side, accessible through a courtyard entered from Flagler Avenue via an arched wrought-iron gate. In 2020, one of Stuart’s leading law firms, Kibbey Wagner, PLLC, purchased and took occupancy of the building, undertaking renovations to modernize both its exterior and interior spaces.
In 1989, this structure was recognized in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press.
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Detail of upper west facade -
Entrance in 2010. Lyric Theatre is visible to the right
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