401 Oak - Sweetwater, TX
Posted by: WalksfarTX
N 32° 28.320 W 100° 24.588
14S E 367517 N 3593630
Building erected between 1922 and 1927. At the time it was listed on the NRHP it was Pittman's Floor Covings. At this time it is vacant.
Waymark Code: WM105YY
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/04/2019
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NRHP Nomination Form"Two-story brick building with terra-cotta facade built according to a plan used by Montgomery Ward across the state, although there is no record that Ward's ever occupied the building, which stood vacant for years during the 1930s.
The terra-cotta facade includes urn statuary along the curvilinear parapet, foliage swags, and a variety of medallions. Green terra-cotta panels in the upper facade are repeated in a wide band of green tile between the first and second-story window level. The lower storefront has been altered with black ceramic tile, new brick, and new windows and doors, The upper story windows are covered with corrugated metal."