521 Delaware - Leavenworth Downtown Historic District - Leavenworth, Kansas - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

Building Date: c. 1905
Style: LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENTS: Commercial Style
Functional Use/Type COMMERCE: Two-Part Commercial Block

This two-story, brick building has a flat roof. The second-story fenestration creates four bays. On the first story, large storefront display windows flank a recessed entrance. The second-story windows are rectangular. A single window is in each end bay. A pair of windows separated by a wide brick mullion occupies the central portion of the facade, creating two bays. Painted metal sheathing covers the upper portion of the windows, so only the lower portion of the windows is visible. The windows appear to be oversized and they rise into an area that normally would incorporate a third story. The treatment of the second story is consistent with its former use as a meeting hall. A close examination reveals that the window openings and casements are intact under the metal sheathing. The same sheathing covers the building from the transom area to the second-story sill area. A modest cast cornice band and a capped parapet are the only other ornamentation.