839 Massachusetts - Lawrence's Downtown Historic District - Lawrence, Kansas - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

(c. 1868; altered c. 1920s)

This two-part commercial block building has design elements typical of vernacular Early Twentieth Century Commercial buildings. The brown brick second story has four 1/1 double hung windows with projecting brick header sills. Above and below the windows are rectangular panels formed by raised brick stretcher courses. The parapet roof edge is also lined with a double row of vertically placed brick stretchers. The storefront has a deeply recessed centered entry flanked by display windows with low glass transoms. The kickplates and original transom/signboard area is covered with horizontal siding. There is a secondary entry leading to the second story on the south.