NMA Designs / Art Scene Studio
319 N. Franklin St., Fort Bragg, CA 95437 — A colorful North Franklin Street storefront where local art, handmade design, working studio space, and memories of Sherlock’s Drug Store share the same downtown footprint.
Last updated: September 21, 2026
Overview
NMA Designs and Art Scene Studio give 319 N. Franklin Street one of the more colorful identities in downtown Fort Bragg.
The teal storefront, artwork, displays, design materials, and visible studio activity make it clear that this is both a working creative space and a place to display finished work.
Behind that present-day use is an older chapter remembered by longtime residents: Sherlock’s Drug Store.
Location
The building stands at 319 N. Franklin Street in Fort Bragg’s downtown commercial district.
Its street-level storefront is part of a long-established stretch of Franklin Street where generations of small businesses have adapted older commercial spaces to new uses.
History
Community recollection identifies 319 N. Franklin Street as the former home of Sherlock’s Drug Store.
Sherlock’s is remembered as a neighborhood drugstore serving local families with medicine, household goods, and everyday necessities.
Much of this chapter appears to survive primarily through community memory rather than easily available published records.
In later years, the storefront moved into a very different kind of use.
Today it is associated with NMA Designs and Art Scene Studio, where art, handmade pieces, design work, studio tools, plans, and works in progress occupy a space once remembered for drugstore shelves and counters.
The business has changed completely, but the building remains an active downtown storefront and workplace.
Community Memories
Longtime residents remember Sherlock’s Drug Store at this address and the familiar service associated with the business.
Those memories give the present art and design studio an added layer of history. What is now a colorful creative space occupies a storefront earlier generations knew for an entirely different reason.
Timeline
Sherlock’s Drug Store era — Community memories identify 319 N. Franklin Street as the location of Sherlock’s Drug Store.
Later years — The storefront passed through other uses as downtown businesses changed.
Today — NMA Designs and Art Scene Studio occupy the address, bringing art, handmade design, and working studio activity to the building.
Sources & Original Research
This article blends verifiable historical records with personal recollections shared by longtime Fort Bragg residents. Much of this information comes from community memory and is not available in any published source.
This article combines current business information with original research and memories shared by longtime Fort Bragg residents.
The Sherlock’s Drug Store connection is based primarily on community recollection and should be treated as remembered local history unless additional documentary records are located.
Original post text and photograph provided by Gee Bee.
Original research post and community discussion:https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153269104881177&type=3
Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce business information.
NMA Designs public-facing business information.
Community recollection provided by Evelyn Bishop Anderson.
More Fort Bragg and Mendocino Coast history:www.infortbragg.com
