316 N Commercial - Emporia Downtown Historic District - Emporia, Ks.
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N 38° 24.116 W 096° 10.804
14S E 746248 N 4254177
This one-story painted brick building is located at 318-320 N Commercial in Emporia, Ks.
Waymark Code: WMMA2R
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 08/19/2014
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From the National Register application:
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"Address: 316 N COMMERCIAL ST
Date of Construction: 1930 (Estimated)
Parcel ID: 195-15-0-10-21-009.00-0
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade - Specialty Store
Current Function: Commerce/Trade - Specialty Store
Architectural Classification: Commercial Style
Description:
This one-part commercial block features painted brick walls and a storefront comprised of a three-part aluminum-framed display window, a flush double-leaf entrance with transom at the north end, a visor awning, and a transom opening atop the storefront containing painted wood panels. A slightly projecting rectangular brick enframement is on the upper façade wall. Brick dentils and a course of header brick form a modest cornice.
History: There was a two-story grocery here by 1884. The grocery remained until the years between 1899 and 1905, by which time the building was occupied by a flour and feed store. By 1911, the
building housed a pool hall. In 1923, there was a rug factory here. The current one-story building dates to ca. 1930.
Integrity:
Although the transom has been infilled and masonry painted, this building retains an open storefront and is classified as a contributor."