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<h2>Introduction</h2><p>Riser Boot and Shoe Shop is an additional Main Street Trades experience. George C. and Christiana Riser moved to Nauvoo before joining the Church in 1842. One way they kept their baptismal covenants was through offering employment to recent immigrants.</p>

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<p></p><h2>What to Expect</h2><p>Riser Boot and Shoe Shop is a one-room tour of the workshop. The tour includes a demonstration of shoemaking. After the tour of Riser Boot and Shoe Shop, you will walk or drive over to the Taylor Home Print Shop and Post Office down the street to continue the Main Street Trades tour.</p><h2>Accessibility</h2><h3>Parking</h3><ul><li>There is parking available on the east side of Riser Shoe and Boot Shop on Main Street.<br><ul><li>There is no designated accessible parking. However, the parking lot will be able to accommodate visitors’ vehicles with accessibility needs if the lot is not full.</li></ul></li><li>There is parking available north of Riser Shoe and Boot Shop at the corner of Main and Kimball Streets.<br><ul><li>There are designated accessible parking spaces in the lot.</li></ul></li></ul><h3>Mobility Accessibility</h3><h4>Exterior</h4><ul><li>Three steps into the building<br><ul><li>Handrails on both sides</li></ul></li></ul><h4>Interior</h4><ul><li>Tour is first floor only.</li></ul><h3>Terrain and Flooring</h3><h4>Exterior</h4><ul><li>Street: Asphalt and gravel (good condition); level</li><li>Sidewalk: Brick (good condition); level</li></ul><h4>Interior</h4><ul><li>Flooring: Wood</li></ul><h3>Seating</h3><ul><li>Four benches</li></ul>

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Two-story red brick building with a sign reading “Cheap Boot & Shoe Manufactory” on the top line and “George C. Riser Proprietor” on the second line. The building is surrounded by trees.

Riser Boot and Shoe Shop

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